Milkweed Pod - Duo
by Nikolyn McDonald
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Milkweed Pod - Duo
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Nikolyn McDonald
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For my money, the fall season and seed pod stage phase of the milkweed plant (Asclepias L.) is the most interesting, graceful, and naturally beautiful. This wildflower (or weed, if you prefer) is increasingly cultivated because of its importance in the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly - its leaves are a primary food source for the larvae of this insect as well as for other milkweed butterflies. So the spring and summer phases are critical. But it's the curve of the pods and the contrast between their roughly textured exteriors and silky, almost pearlescent interiors that attract me.
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October 21st, 2018
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