tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post1972069154101883782..comments2024-03-18T13:17:32.874-05:00Comments on Rensselaer Adventures: Common milkweedDessert Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616064444288249273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-14271710595693242732011-07-02T11:53:40.174-05:002011-07-02T11:53:40.174-05:00If the flowers are orange, it might be butterfly w...If the flowers are orange, it might be butterfly weed, an attractive milkweed that is sometimes grown in gardens. It is blooming now.Dessert Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616064444288249273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-22530179829493194812011-06-29T11:20:02.960-05:002011-06-29T11:20:02.960-05:00I think there is a swamp milkweed plant about to b...I think there is a swamp milkweed plant about to bloom in our garden. The leaves are narrow and the burgeoning buds have a rosy hue. But isn't this rather early in the summer for swamp milkweed blossoming? Might the numerous above average temps in June account for this early blossoming?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com