How To Grow And Care For Showy Milkweed
The pods split open at maturity to reveal the seeds within. A cotton-like fluff is attached to the seeds, allowing them to be spread by the wind. When the stem of showy milkweed is broken, a milky sap runs out of it, accounting for the common name “milkweed.” The leaves are large and up to 8 inches long, oval, bluish-green, and have prominent veins. Showy milkweed resembles common milkweed, but it can be distinguished from the latter in two ways:...