Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Milkweeds: How many and which ones are in your garden??!, 1 by Meredith79

Meredith79 wrote:
Gk your butterfly weed is a milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/73/
Sounds like you are off to a good start with your nectar plants. The reason most people want to grow milkweeds is because it is the Monarch caterpillar's host plant. No milkweed = no Monarchs. (If you didn't already know.) The only milkweed I don't recommend is the common milkweed Asclepias syriaca - only because it spreads by a long root sideways and they are impossible to get rid of. All the others are a much better choice especially for someone that is weary of milkweed any way. If you see Monarchs around your butterfly weed start checking for the caterpillars. They are cute little buggers. : )