While I was away, the milkweeds of Brooklyn all came out. Some of them in Brooklyn Bridge Park are nearly as tall as I am. But here is my favorite, Butterfly Weed, which usually stays pretty close to the ground: 
Asclepias tuberosa.
Milkweeds
2 responses to “Milkweeds”
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Is this a monarch host plant?
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I believe so.
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Backyard and Beyond 
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