Milkweeds

You were probably wondering, during Milkweed Madness earlier this week, where the Monarchs were. Me too. I haven’t spotted any larvae yet. Adult above is slurping up some Butterfly Milkweed/Asclepius tuberosa nectar.

This male was going for Common Milkweed/A. syriaca.

I tend to see more activity on syriaca than tuberosa. Tuberosa is more photogenic, and was recently voted NYC’s favorite wildflower.

Swamp Milkweed/A. incarnata is unusual in the city, but a few plants were mixed in with the plantings in this small swale in Prospect Park.