Asclepius tuberosa and monarchs

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Jul 15, 2015

Is asclepius tuberosa as useful to monarchs (host to caterpillar) as the common red flowered variety?

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DaisyPlantLady Reno, NV(Zone 6b) Jul 15, 2015

Asclepius tuberosa is the common red one. Sometimes its yellow or orange colored.

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 16, 2015

Never known A. tuberosa to be red, just orange and very rarely yellow. Common milkweed is pink.

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DaisyPlantLady Reno, NV(Zone 6b) Jul 16, 2015

Okay red-orange.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jul 18, 2015

link for you to ask or research at
http://www.monarchwatch.org/

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