What Is Milkweed?
What plant is the video talking about?
Milkweed
Milkweed plants like this kind of sunshine.
Lots of sun (full sun)
Monarch butterflies lay these on milkweed.
Eggs
You can start milkweed by planting these in the ground.
Seeds
Milkweed has a sticky milk sap that can irritate your skin if you touch it without gloves.
Irritate your skin
Milkweed is a plant that grows what?
Flowers
Milkweed can grow in dry or wet soil, but it loves this soil that doesn’t stay soggy.
Well-drained soil
Baby monarchs (caterpillars) eat this part of the milkweed plant.
Leaves
If you plant milkweed in spring, sometimes you have to chill the seeds first in this place.
Refrigerator (for cold stratification)
True or False: Some kinds of milkweed can be eaten after cooking, like young shoots, though you have to be careful!
True
Milkweed is very helpful to this type of butterfly that travels long distances.
Monarch butterflies
If you plant milkweed in the right spot, it will do this on its own over time.
Spread or grow more plants
Milkweed is important for monarchs because it gives them food and this.
A place to live or grow up
Once milkweed starts growing, you usually don’t need to give it a lot of this.
Water
Planting milkweed helps this animal by giving it a home and food.
Butterflies (especially monarchs)