Asclepias rubra, Purple Savanna Milkweed!This species, one of 21 native Asclepias in Florida, is found only in the very western counties of the Panhandle. It has a strange distribution in the Eastern US - disjunct populations in Texas/Louisana, FL panhandle & S. Alabama, another population central Georgia, and then in the Carolina’s & up to New Jersey.I love the color of this species and how its horns arc and touch over the center column. It’s also relatively tall - some individuals reach up to

Showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) seeds popped on the first day of fall! These seeds are destined to increase potential monarch habitat along Colorado's Front Range! Are milkweed seeds taking flight in your region? | Wild Ones