tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post7780848185967007161..comments2023-08-30T15:35:52.807-05:00Comments on Plano Prairie Garden: What is this? Milkweed or Just a Weed?Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-9770533939211339142018-08-17T18:46:48.936-05:002018-08-17T18:46:48.936-05:00Looks like native milkweed to me! Looks like native milkweed to me! Grace Grits and Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960487975588091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-3359259051306656802017-03-22T09:01:04.455-05:002017-03-22T09:01:04.455-05:00This is long since passed but the branching in you...This is long since passed but the branching in your later photos gives it away as dogbane. Asclepias rarely, if ever, branch. Good deduction skills, everyone!photo.phelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889606588633460558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-38607146216253713782011-12-19T22:51:04.910-06:002011-12-19T22:51:04.910-06:00Edith, I think everyone that thought it was dogban...Edith, I think everyone that thought it was dogbane was probably correct. Monarchs always passed over it and went straight to the plants that I knew for sure were milkweed. Besides that, it began spreading aggressively which is not allowed in my garden. I dug it out as best I could, but it kept popping up everywhere all summer long. I am sure I will have to stay on top of it next summer as well.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-21170863083471451852011-12-19T20:28:17.604-06:002011-12-19T20:28:17.604-06:00Update us when you find out if your plant is milkw...Update us when you find out if your plant is milkweed, please!Edith Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445535179748965801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-51971126950560845742011-03-26T22:59:07.140-05:002011-03-26T22:59:07.140-05:00Thanks to everyone for your input. I will keep the...Thanks to everyone for your input. I will keep the mystery plant around a little longer. Maybe the plants will get aphids, monarch caterpillars, or flowers to help with the identification. I am leaning toward identifying the plant as dogbane.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-54263332698495367292011-03-25T10:57:05.897-05:002011-03-25T10:57:05.897-05:00Milkweeds except A. tuberosa have a milky "sa...Milkweeds except A. tuberosa have a milky "sap" which contains cardiac glycosides and your plants have a milky latex.<br />"I am wondering if this could be common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, or prairie milkweed, Asclepias sullivantii."<br />It would be unlikely to find these in Plano. They are not listed in "Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas."<br />If it were a milkweed, you would have seen milkweed flowers and seedpods<br />Do you have snow-on-the-prairie (a Euphorbia)?<br />It also contains a milky latex.<br />I think that it is most likely dogbane which also contains a cardiac glycoside. Check "Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas."Kip Kiphartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-11663678865130429242011-03-24T22:34:30.313-05:002011-03-24T22:34:30.313-05:00Definitely a milkweed. Hard to know which without ...Definitely a milkweed. Hard to know which without a photo of the flowers. You are doing amazing things there in Plano, bravo to you!! Yay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-89665979884659244172011-03-24T10:00:21.378-05:002011-03-24T10:00:21.378-05:00Don't know what the plant is, but it sure is p...Don't know what the plant is, but it sure is pretty. Hope it turns out to be milkweed. Great photos!Callie Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379683295150396693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-57797250766172204582011-03-23T15:52:53.301-05:002011-03-23T15:52:53.301-05:00The leaf shape indicates that it may be Asclepias ...The leaf shape indicates that it may be Asclepias viridis. Flowers of viridis are pale green. The gynostegium would be pale purplish rose. <br />(Gynostegium: the disk or columnar structure of Milkweed made up of the connate stamens, style, and stigma.)<br />Linny<br />Botanical IllustratorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-28042929147275292712011-03-22T23:32:33.138-05:002011-03-22T23:32:33.138-05:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcoin/3555498483/
htt...http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcoin/3555498483/<br />http://bugguide.net/node/view/85535<br />Bugguide says that the caterpillars feed on both milkweed and dogbane. Do you know if it has a solid stem? I understand that dogbane has a solid stem, not hollow. I'll share your blog with others. I know someone will know more than I do! ~Edith (Shady Oak Butterfly Farm)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-38390858367389800702011-03-22T18:54:41.867-05:002011-03-22T18:54:41.867-05:00Kathleen, it is rare that I get monarch caterpilla...Kathleen, it is rare that I get monarch caterpillars. I get a few butterflies that pass through in the spring and act like they are laying eggs, but only a couple of times have there been caterpillars. I would settle for aphids if it would help me identify the plant before it takes over. Aphids are a sure quack for milkweed.<br /><br />I hope you are right mdutch. A couple of people on the Dallas Butterflies Yahoo group suggested dogbane. This is a plant I considered too. They look very similar. Dogbane can be attractive, but it is known for being invasive too.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-13258997737138237612011-03-22T12:35:42.795-05:002011-03-22T12:35:42.795-05:00Quacks like milkweed, but must be low on the monar...Quacks like milkweed, but must be low on the monarch/queen food totem if you didn't see any cats on it.Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-84854822847372837422011-03-22T12:01:28.633-05:002011-03-22T12:01:28.633-05:00Pretty positive it's Asclepias sullivantii, &q...Pretty positive it's Asclepias sullivantii, "Prairie Milkweed".mdutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098321024355555154noreply@blogger.com