Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed

Visit Plant Facts and Quick Cards to see other species that are available for download.

Print our Seed Packet design for Asclepias syriaca. Size it to fit your own packaging.

Check out a Video Clips of a Monarch caterpillar on its host: Asclepias syriaca.

Download a handy Trifold Brochure featuring Common Milkweed & Monarchs.

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Photo Gallery

Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias syriaca blossoms
Asclepias syriaca closeup
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias syriaca colony
Asclepias syriaca flower buds
Asclepias syriaca opening flower buds
Asclepias syriaca colony
Asclepias syriaca skeletonized leaves
Asclepias syriaca seed pods
Asclepias syriaca seed pods in autumn
Tussock Moth caterpillars on Asclepias syriaca
Tussock Moth caterpillar on Asclepias syriaca leaf
Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillar
Early Monarch caterpillar instar
Monarch caterpillar on Asclepias syriaca
Monarch caterpillar on Asclepias syriaca
Monarch caterpillars on common milkweed
Monarch caterpillar on Asclepias syriaca nursery stock
Monarch butterfly on Asclepias syriaca

Video Clip

Monarch caterpillar on its host plant Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Photos in gallery ©Kelly Strope of Arcadia Natives. All Rights Reserved. Images may be used for educational purposes only. Attribution is appreciated if photos are shared.

SEED PACKET LABEL

Shrink this image to fit onto labels for seed packets or print it on full-sized paper to use as a sign or educational handout. Not for commercial use. The QR code links back to this web page for easy access to the fact sheet & quick card.

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TRIFOLD BROCHURE

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