#asclepiasspeciosa

[anthropocenesketchbook]

Fuzzy green pods burst open to reveal rows of tightly packed skydivers snuggled in with their parachutes and tended by farmers clad in orange and black. #showymilkweed #asclepiasspeciosa #smallmilkweedbug #lygaeuskalmii https://www.instagram.com/p/B458cQJgtZ0/?igshid=1xo16xcht7fo5

[plantfoundry]

Mo’ milkweed! 🦋 . . . #plantfoundry #urbannursery #urbangardening #oakparksacramento #sacramentonursery #sacramentogardening #triangledistrict #asclepiasspeciosa #canativeplants . . . Photo📷: @winter_catz (at Plant Foundry Nursery & Store) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChpSWKbODOp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bee-safari-blog]

Fuzzy-horned bumblebee, (Bombus mixtus) on showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa). Note the pollen sacs that are attached to its toes. Milkweed does this sort of thing with its pollen. Sometimes bees get stuck on milkweed because of this. Why a plant would do this to its pollinator is a good question. Did I just write toes? Bees don’t have toes, silly me...tarsus-that is the correct word. #bombusmixtus #bumblebee #asclepiasspeciosa

[taylorkinz]

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hungry boi . #nomnomnom #monarch #caterpillar #danausplexippus #showymilkweed #asclepiasspeciosa https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Y_dCIgj1i/?igshid=1jacahah39buj

[backyardbeehive]

Showy Milkweed getting some love from a couple of #bees. . .. #pollinatorweek #asclepiasspeciosa #coloradonative #abeilles #abejas #bees #bienen #μέλισσες

[growmilkweedplants-blog]

Showy milkweed showing off how tall it's getting. It comes from good roots. #asclepiasspeciosa #showymilkweed #growmilkweedplants

[plantfoundry]

Look at these native milkweed beauties! Milkweed is the one and only host plant of the endangered Western Monarch butterfly. Let’s all plant some! . . . #plantfoundry #urbannursery #urbangardening #oakparksacramento #sacramentonursery #sacramentogardening #triangledistrict #asclepiasspeciosa #hostplant #savethemonarchs . . . Photo📷: @winter_catz (at Plant Foundry Nursery & Store) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChK46YHPiti/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bee-safari-blog]

Not a bee. This is a sand wasp (Bembix sp.) on Asclepius speciosa. It might appear intimidating in this image, but it’s really a gentle and energetic flower visitor that has spectacular colors. The adults consume nectar to keep their engines running and will provision their developing young with flies they catch here and there. One of my personal favorite pollinators. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#sandwasp #bembix #asclepiasspeciosa

[growmilkweedplants-blog]

Showy milkweed won't be blooming in its first year. Wait for it. It will exceed your expectations. In its free time the plant will also support the monarch butterfly and hundreds of other animals. #milkweed #asclepias #showymilkweed #asclepiasspeciosa #ws8269