10/08/2023
I just got an alert from a community page regarding non native milkweed plants being harmful to Monarchs. We have a few of these in our yard, and I had no clue they were actually harmful. 😢 I had NO CLUE it was non native and potentially harmful to the Monarchs. I just read that the tropical milkweed has been banned from being sold in California. I will remove the plants from our garden.
Here is an informative website that I found.
https://www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/tropical-milkweed-banned-in-california/article_89aea9da-f398-11ec-a3b1-dfd714c7b712.html #:~:text=It%20reported%20that%20tropical%20milkweed,adult%20monarchs%20as%20they%20migrate.
Free native California narrow-leaf milkweed plants will be given away by the Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office next month.