Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Plant It and They Will Come 4 Monarch Pollinator Life Cycles, 1 by Muddy1

Muddy1 wrote:
Speaking of different kinds of Milkweed....I planted 3 Asclepias incarnata (purchased from a Girl Scout troop in Spring 2013), and one of them looks so different that I think it might be a different species. The flowers looked the same to me, although I didn't look closely for differences. I think the oddball started forming pods earlier than the others.

These photos didn't load in order. Oh well. #1 shows the size and shape difference; the oddball is to the right of the 2 taller, scrawnier MWs. #4 shows the oddball's leaves, and #5 shows those of the taller plants. I don't think the red color on the leaves is a disease, but I suppose it's possible.

While taking photos of my MW, I noticed this caterpillar; does anyone recognize it? If not, I'll look it up after the sun goes down : - )

This message was edited Sep 6, 2014 12:43 PM