RHH's photos with the keyword: asclepias

These flowers were photographed along the riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.

An important plant for Monarch Butterflies this Milkweed also has very beautiful flowers. The flowers were photographed in Dry Falls State Park, one of the places we visited on our recent Washington, Oregon and California trip.

Monarch butterfly caterpillars feed only on Milkweed plants. This Milkweed is native to the western USA and though it grows near our home also, was photographed in Dry Falls State Park.

We photographed this beautiful wildflower in Dry Falls State Park in Washinton while traveling through the state to Oregon and Calfiornia.

The Milkweed is the main food plant for the larvae of the Monarch Butterfly. Feeding on the toxic sap makes them and the Butterflies themselves distasteful to birds and other predators.

The Milkweed is the main food plant for the larvae of the Monarch Butterfly. Feeding on the toxic sap makes them and the Butterflies themselves distasteful to birds and other predators.

The Milkweed is the main food plant for the larvae of the Monarch Butterfly. Feeding on the toxic sap makes them and the Butterflies themselves distasteful to birds and other predators.

The Milkweed, in this case Asclepias syriaca, is the main food plant for the larvae of the Monarch Butterfly. Feeding on the toxic sap makes the larvae and the butterflies themselves distasteful to birds and other predators. The Milkweed Bugs feed on the seeds and are not considered harmful to the butterflies or their larva.