This plant is Tropical Milkweed
It looks a bit like a ballerina
Unfortunately, it harms Monarch Butterflies
Too bad there's no Monarch Chow made by Purina.
(Please review the linked graphic below, it gives an excellent concise explanation of how Tropical [versus Native] Milkweed harms Monarch butterflies.)
Location: McKee Gardens, Vero Beach
Sources: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/hillsboroughco/files/2025/11/Monarch-Milkweed-graphic.jpg
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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