Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) is a popular garden plant as well as roadside native recognized by its milky sap. It is also toxic to pets, livestock, and humans. However, it can be managed to prevent accidental poisonings. In July 2022, the world’s largest environmental network, IUCN, listed the migratory monarch as an endangered species. With numbers declining for years, conservation efforts have been ongoing, and many homeowners added milkweed, the only host plant for the monarch butterfly caterpillar, among their annual and perennial landscape choices. Milkweed Poisoning and How to Safely Grow Toxic Milkweed Milkweed is a favorite in butterfly gardens, not only because it is the host plant for the monarch and queen butterflies, but because the nectar is sought by many butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. Migratory monarch butterflies are decreasing in numbers due to habitat loss as well as climate change. Milkweed, which is common throughout North America, contains […]
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