🛑 Don't Make this Milkweed MISTAKE 🌿🧐

Be on the lookout for MYSTERIOUS Milkweed Impostors...

March 27, 2025

Welcome Back Royal RAISEr,

in an earlier Milkweed Madness newsletter, I shared our Milkweed Page with 30 different milkweed varieties, that come in various flower colors and have different growth habits.

If that wasn't enough milkweed varieties to keep straight, here are some other "mystery milkweed" varieties to watch out for...


When Milkweed ISN'T Milkweed ❓


Most of us have probably misidentified milkweed at some point in our gardening journey...even if we're not aware 😎

This can be a serious issue if you dig up 'wild milkweed' to plant in your garden (which I don't recommend), or worse...if you pick wild milkweed leaves to feed monarch caterpillars. 🌿🐛☠️ Caterpillars can’t eat other plants, and will slowly starve to death without authentic milkweed.

Always, always, make sure it's MILKWEED!!!

Have you ever been bamboozled by one of these dopplegangers? 🌿🧐

Plants that LOOK LIKE Milkweed❓⬅️ 🌿🌿🌿🌿😱

To avoid making this fatal milkweed mistake, plan(t) ahead and get milkweed from one of our:

Trusted Milkweed Vendors ⬅️

Once you’re sure you've got THE RIGHT STUFF🎤, it's time to start planting…

Coming Up Next?

Two great milkweed options for southern gardeners…

Until Next time,

Tony your Butterfly Guide 🦋