Posts Tagged: showy milkweed
A Memo to a Mantis
Dear Ms. Mantis, We see you. You're trying to camouflage yourself, but we see you. You're...
Find the praying mantis! It's on the showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A praying mantis lurking beneath a leaf of the showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, in a Vacaville, Calif. garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Yes, monarchs are on the menu of the praying mantis. They polish of everything but the wings. This archived image is from Sept. 29, 2015. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Bee-Line Toward the Tropical Milkweed
Honey bees just can't get enough of our tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica. We...
A honey bee forages on tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in a Vacaville pollinator garden on July 27. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee makes a beeline for the tropical milkweed,Asclepias curassavica. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee nectaring on the tropical milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Up, up and away toward the next tropical milkweed blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee takes flight, returning to her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Milkweed
Milkweed is a drought-tolerant and deer-resistant perennial plant named for its milky latex sap. It...
Milkweed seeds, Laura Lukes
Showy milkweed, J. Alosi
Showy milkweed patch, J. Alosi
Oleander aphids on narrow-leaved milkweed seed pod, Kim Schwind
Monarch caterpillar, Kim Schwind
Love at First Bite, Love at First Sip
Picture this during National Pollinator Week: five monarch caterpillars and assorted honey...
Peek a bee! A honey bee forages on tropical milkweed blossoms while a monarch caterpillar chows down. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sharing during National Pollinator Week: a honey bee and a monarch caterpillar on tropical milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two honey bees go about their "bees-ness" while a monarch caterpillar dines. Milkweed is the host plant of the monarchs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close quarters: a honey bee and a monarch caterpillar on tropical milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarchs and Milkweed
By Kim Schwind, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, April 5, 2019 In recent months there has been...
Milkweed seeds by Laura Lukes