Native Milkweeds of Florida with Lilly Anderson-Messec
Lilly Anderson-Messec, Florida Native Plant Society's Director of North Florida Programs and TorreyaKeepers Project Coordinator, is a Tallahassee-based botanist. This presentation covers all 21 species of milkweed native to Florida but will focus on species that are available for sale and easiest to grow for home gardeners. Chapters 00:00 Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) 08:50 Is Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) killing butterflies? 11:26 How to plant milkweed to help monarchs 14:55 Milkweed flower morphology 15:52 Milkweed spatial species diversity 16:20 Why are most of Florida's milkweeds confined to roadsides and powerline easements? 17:55 Monarch migration and milkweed distribution 18:40 Sandhill Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata) 23:56 Velvetleaf Milkweed (Asclepias tomentosa) 24:52 Longleaf Milkweed (Asclepias longifolia) 26:16 Green Antelopehorn (Asclepias viridis) 26:58 Largeflower Milkweed (Asclepias connivens) 27:47 Pineland Milkweed (Asclepias obovata) 29:14 Redring Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) 20:22 Fewflower Milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) 31:30 Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) 33:15 Aquatic Milkweed (Asclepias perennis) 37:36 Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) 41:17 Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) 42:49 Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) 43:30 Red Milkweed (Asclepias rubra) 45:30 Carolina Milkweed (Asclepias cinerea) 46:26 Curtiss's Milkweed (Asclepias curtissii) 47:26 Florida Milkweed (Asclepias feayi) 48:13 Savannah Milkweed (Asclepias pedicellata) 48:45 Michaux's Milkweed (Asclepias michauxii) 49:17 Green Comet Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) 49:53 Southern Milkweed (Asclepias viridula) 50:52 Q&A

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