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        • Aquatic milkweed, Asclepias perennis
        • Arizona milkweed, Asclepias angustifolia
        • Bear mountain milkweed, Asclepias scaposa
        • Bract milkweed, Asclepias brachystephana
        • Broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias latifolia
        • Butterfly milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa
        • California milkweed, Asclepias californica
        • Carolina milkweed, Asclepias cinerea
        • Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
        • Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
        • Curtiss' milkweed, Asclepias curtissii
        • Cutler's milkweed, Asclepias cutleri
        • Desert milkweed, Asclepias erosa
        • Dwarf milkweed, Asclepias involucrata
        • Emory's milkweed, Asclepias emoryi
        • Engelmann's milkweed, Asclepias engelmanniana
        • Fewflower milkweed, Asclepias lanceolata
        • Florida milkweed, Asclepias feayi
        • Fourleaf milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia
        • Green antelopehorn, Asclepias viridis
        • Green Comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
        • Greene's milkweed, Asclepias californica ssp. greenei
        • Hall's milkweed, Asclepias hallii
        • Heartleaf milkweed, Asclepias cordifolia
        • Horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata
        • Jewel milkweed, Asclepias cryptoceras
        • Largeflower milkweed, Asclepias connivens
        • Lemmon's milkweed, Asclepias lemmonii
        • Longhood milkweed, Asclepias macrotis
        • Longleaf milkweed, Asclepias longifolia
        • Mahogany milkweed, Asclepias hypoleuca
        • Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii
        • Mexican whorled milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis
        • Michaux's milkweed, Asclepias michauxii
        • Mojave milkweed, Asclepias nyctaginifolia
        • Nodding milkweed, Asclepias glaucescens
        • Oval-leaf milkweed, Asclepias ovalifolia
        • Parish's woolly milkweed, Asclepias vestita
        • Pineland milkweed, Asclepias obovata
        • Pineneedle milkweed, Asclepias linaria
        • Pinewoods milkweed, Asclepias humistrata
        • Plains milkweed, Asclepias pumila
        • Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
        • Prairie milkweed, Asclepias sullivantii
        • Prostrate milkweed, Asclepias prostrata
        • Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
        • Red milkweed, Asclepias rubra
        • Redring milkweed, Asclepias variegata
        • Rusby's milkweed, Asclepias rusbyi
        • Rush milkweed, Asclepias subulata
        • Ruth's milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
        • Sand milkweed, Asclepias arenaria
        • Savannah milkweed, Asclepias pedicellata
        • Serpentine milkweed, Asclepias solanoana
        • Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
        • Sidecluster milkweed, Asclepias lanuginosa
        • Slim milkweed, Asclepias linearis
        • Slimleaf milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
        • Slimpod milkweed, Asclepias quinquedentata
        • Southern milkweed, Asclepias viridula
        • Sperry's milkweed, Asclepias sperryi
        • Spider milkweed, Asclepias asperula
        • Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
        • Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra
        • Tall green milkweed, Asclepias hirtella
        • Texas milkweed, Asclepias texana
        • Tuba milkweed, Asclepias tomentosa
        • Tufted milkweed, Asclepias nummularia
        • Utah milkweed, Asclepias labriformis
        • Welsh's milkweed, Asclepias welshii
        • Wheel milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
        • Whitestem milkweed, Asclepias albicans
        • Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
        • Woolly milkweed, Asclepias vestita
        • Woollypod milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa
        • Zizotes milkweed, Asclepias oenotheroides
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    • Why Grow Milkweed Plants
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    • Free Milkweed Seed
  • Milkweed
    • Milkweed Plants >
      • Milkweed >
        • Aquatic milkweed, Asclepias perennis
        • Arizona milkweed, Asclepias angustifolia
        • Bear mountain milkweed, Asclepias scaposa
        • Bract milkweed, Asclepias brachystephana
        • Broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias latifolia
        • Butterfly milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa
        • California milkweed, Asclepias californica
        • Carolina milkweed, Asclepias cinerea
        • Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
        • Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
        • Curtiss' milkweed, Asclepias curtissii
        • Cutler's milkweed, Asclepias cutleri
        • Desert milkweed, Asclepias erosa
        • Dwarf milkweed, Asclepias involucrata
        • Emory's milkweed, Asclepias emoryi
        • Engelmann's milkweed, Asclepias engelmanniana
        • Fewflower milkweed, Asclepias lanceolata
        • Florida milkweed, Asclepias feayi
        • Fourleaf milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia
        • Green antelopehorn, Asclepias viridis
        • Green Comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
        • Greene's milkweed, Asclepias californica ssp. greenei
        • Hall's milkweed, Asclepias hallii
        • Heartleaf milkweed, Asclepias cordifolia
        • Horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata
        • Jewel milkweed, Asclepias cryptoceras
        • Largeflower milkweed, Asclepias connivens
        • Lemmon's milkweed, Asclepias lemmonii
        • Longhood milkweed, Asclepias macrotis
        • Longleaf milkweed, Asclepias longifolia
        • Mahogany milkweed, Asclepias hypoleuca
        • Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii
        • Mexican whorled milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis
        • Michaux's milkweed, Asclepias michauxii
        • Mojave milkweed, Asclepias nyctaginifolia
        • Nodding milkweed, Asclepias glaucescens
        • Oval-leaf milkweed, Asclepias ovalifolia
        • Parish's woolly milkweed, Asclepias vestita
        • Pineland milkweed, Asclepias obovata
        • Pineneedle milkweed, Asclepias linaria
        • Pinewoods milkweed, Asclepias humistrata
        • Plains milkweed, Asclepias pumila
        • Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
        • Prairie milkweed, Asclepias sullivantii
        • Prostrate milkweed, Asclepias prostrata
        • Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
        • Red milkweed, Asclepias rubra
        • Redring milkweed, Asclepias variegata
        • Rusby's milkweed, Asclepias rusbyi
        • Rush milkweed, Asclepias subulata
        • Ruth's milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
        • Sand milkweed, Asclepias arenaria
        • Savannah milkweed, Asclepias pedicellata
        • Serpentine milkweed, Asclepias solanoana
        • Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
        • Sidecluster milkweed, Asclepias lanuginosa
        • Slim milkweed, Asclepias linearis
        • Slimleaf milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
        • Slimpod milkweed, Asclepias quinquedentata
        • Southern milkweed, Asclepias viridula
        • Sperry's milkweed, Asclepias sperryi
        • Spider milkweed, Asclepias asperula
        • Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
        • Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra
        • Tall green milkweed, Asclepias hirtella
        • Texas milkweed, Asclepias texana
        • Tuba milkweed, Asclepias tomentosa
        • Tufted milkweed, Asclepias nummularia
        • Utah milkweed, Asclepias labriformis
        • Welsh's milkweed, Asclepias welshii
        • Wheel milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
        • Whitestem milkweed, Asclepias albicans
        • Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
        • Woolly milkweed, Asclepias vestita
        • Woollypod milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa
        • Zizotes milkweed, Asclepias oenotheroides
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1) On March 13th check your inbox for an email.
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HISTORY OF MILKWEED MADNESS:

Milkweed Madness began in March of 2016 as a fun way to randomly distribute seeds to a few lucky winners. Not much has changed, except this year is going to have more seeds, more winners and hopefully help more monarch butterflies!

As a fan of the popular March Madness I was looking for a way to help the monarch and highlight the butterflies host plant while also having a good time watching college basketball.
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RECENT NEWS:

Monarch butterflies are about to begin their spring migration. The process begins in March as the monarchs disperse from their overwintering locations in central Mexico and Southern California. Many dedicated scientists, researchers and volunteers have recently completed the exhaustive task of counting the monarch butterflies.

​The data from Mexico is represented by the area which the monarch clusters are occupying. Data from the western population is represented by the estimated number of butterflies on the bar graph and the total number of sites visited represented on the line graph.

Based on his research Dr. Chip Taylor has said that for the eastern monarch population to be sustainable it requires that the monarch butterflies have a roost size that covers 6 hectares of the oyamel fir tree forest in Mexico. The colony size this year was 2.91 hectares. Less then half of the minimum desired population.

The western monarch butterfly population is up slightly from last year. More sites than ever before were monitored during the thanksgiving count. In Mexico thirteen (13) colonies were located. Out west, monarchs were counted at two hundred and fifty three (253) locations.

Further reading: 
http://www.westernmonarchcount.org/data/
http://monarchwatch.org/blog

EASTERN MONARCH POPULATION:

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Image source: http://monarchwatch.org/blog/

WESTERN MONARCH POPULATION:

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Image source: http://www.westernmonarchcount.org/data/

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