Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Milkweed vs. Joe-Pye Weed

The flowers of these two plants look pretty much identical when in bud and bloom but the leaves are very different from each other. The Milkweed leaf is a heavy, waxy type while the leaf of the Joe-Pye Weed is much finer.


Milkweed

Joe-Pye Weed

2 comments:

  1. You incorrectly used the image of swamp milkweed for a joe pye weed...

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    1. Thanks for the correction, greatly appreciated!

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