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Milkweed [5] Asclepias spp. 55 species Perennial 7 8 feral, all species are great for honeybees, nectar is so abundant that shaking the blossoms allows visible nectar fall major – 120–250 lb/acre, depending on soil and if good fertilization, Asclepias syriaca has the highest honey yield. F Butterfly weed [4] Asclepias tuberosa: Perennial 7 8 no
Asclepias incarnata, the swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp, is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to North America. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It grows in damp through wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers , which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar .
The fine, silky fluff attached to milkweed seeds, which allows them to be distributed long distances on the wind, is known as floss. Milkweed floss is incredibly difficult to spin due to how short and smooth the filaments are, but blending it with as little as 25% wool or other fiber can produce workable yarn. [29]
While the price of eggs varies across the country, Walmart recently offered eggs at $1.26 per dozen – a steal when you consider the 1981 eggs should cost $2.81 in today’s money.
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Asclepias curassavica, commonly known as tropical milkweed, [3] is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus, Asclepias. [4] It is native to the American tropics [ 5 ] and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species .
The good news for the milkvetch plant is that they usually need wildfire to sprout — meaning dormant seeds now have a massive new habitat for a new crop of the rare shrub.
Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. [ 4 ]