Enter any portion of the scientific, common name, or both. The milkweed ladies the memoirs of poet louise mcneill, is written our deep affection for and intimate knowledge of the lives of rural people and the rhythms of the natural world. Pineneedle milkweed, pineneedle milkweed, needleleaf milkweed plant characteristics. An illustrated flora of the northern united states, canada and the british possessions. In some areas of the united states, poke milkweed has been known to hybridize with common milkweed, producing plants with intermediate characteristics. It is one of the milkweed plants which monarch butterflies will use to feed their caterpillars. Monarchs will only use certain species in the milkweed family on which to lay their eggs and asclepias cordifolia is a beautiful one. If left for the leaf hoppers, theyll quickly spread the bacteria to other plants in the vicinity. Milkweed is a totally accurate portrayal of the horrors the jewish people lived and died in under hitlers rule, yet it is presented in a fictional way that children can understand. To read this book, you dont have to be a fan of historical fiction or wwii. The story is sad and depressing because its about all of the terrible moments of world war ii and the holocaust. A stunning novel of the holocaust from newbery medalist, jerry spinelli hes a boy called jew.
At milkweed editions, its easy to forget how lucky we are to come to work in the open book building every day. Monarch watch is a cooperative network of students, teachers, volunteers and researchers dedicated to the study of the monarch butterfly, danaus plexippus and its. Dry fields, rocky slopes, meadows, and prairies all provide a good home for this delicate looking but hardy plant. The book is about a boy in warsaw, poland in the years of world war ii during the holocaust. Over time he is taken in by a jewish group of orphans and he must avoid the nazis or jackboots while living on the streets with other orphans. Contents cover page title page dedication epigraph acknowledgments chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6. I have been collecting seeds this year from common, blunt leafed and butterfly weed ive found growing in and around my place down near the greenbrier river. In addition to serving as home to milkweed editions, milkweed books, the loft literary center, and the minnesota center for book arts, the building offers a coffee shopbistro, a literary commons, and event space.
Many thanks to those who helped in the writing of this book. Monarch butterfly garden kit 28 species of perennial milkweed and wildflower seeds if you grow it monarchs will come kids stem project create a beautiful garden full of butterflies 3. The ending is favorable, without being happy or neat. He also warns that there are bitter and toxic milkweed species to avoid such as a. It is endemic to the united states, where it is mostly found east of the great plains. The white milky sap that oozes from cut stems contains rubber. To support our efforts please browse our store books with medicinal info, etc. Jerry spinelli milkweed is an amazing book written by jerry spinelli that takes you on an amazing journey of a young boys life during world war ii, the holocaust. We believe that literature has the potential to change the way we see the world. Plants affected by this should be immediately removed and discarded. Us wildflowers database of wildflowers for missouri. Mood is a state or quality of feeling at a particular time.
Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed wildflower seed. Be aware that your seeds will need to go through stratificationgetting cold. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Milkweed, penned by newbery medal winner jerry spinelli, tells the story of a young boy with no identity. Plants profile for asclepias amplexicaulis clasping milkweed. The year the monarch didnt appear mason bees forum at. Milkweed editions is an independent book publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Itll go deciduous sometime after bloom but reliably reappears each spring. Discuss what misha pilsudski means when he says, and so, thanks to uri, in a cellar beneath a barbershop somewhere in warsaw, poland, in autumn of the year nineteen thirty. In arkansas, it occurs throughout much of the state, except for lowlands of the mississippi alluvial plain. Milkweed books is located on the first floor of open book, the nations largest literary arts center. Scott rippel ms96, phd99 practically goes into zen mode. Identification of milkweeds in texas texas milkweed asclepias texana, courtesy bill carr compiled by jason singhurst and ben hutchins jason. They are a west coast native found in california and oregon.
Hes a boy who steals food for himself, and the other orphans. Milkweed editions is an independent publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. A powerful novel of identity and survival in the warsaw ghetto. The plot deals with the realities of being jewish in nazioccupied poland during world war ii, as seen through the eyes of an innocent child forced to. Fourleaf milkweed whorled milkweed fourleaved milkweed. Glad you are enjoying milkweed, monarchs and more and always happy to hear from someone encouraging milkweed. This book transcends war cliches to deliver a gripping, grimy portrait. Asclepias cordifolia heartleaf milkweed buy online at. It grows in dry prairies, savannas, open woods, and fallow fields, usually in sandy soil. Hes a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels.
Parents need to know that this is a very disturbing book and it is meant to be. He lives by stealing and finds few friends and many enemie. Know your natives green milkweed arkansas native plant. Heartleaf milkweed is the common name for asclepias cordifolia. Twelveyearold jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Common milkweed grows well in average garden soil swamp milkweed, as its name implies, will do best in a moist environment, making it great for wet meadows or rain gardens. Monarch butterflies use them on which to lay their eggs so. In illinois, only swamp milkweed asclepias incarnata and common milkweed asclepias syriaca are as tall and their flowers are usually more unicolored. This is a tallgrowing milkweed with unusual bicolored flowers. Its foliage is valuable to butterfly larvae, especially monarchs, since it blooms late in the season. Born in 1911, mcneill tells the story of her own growing years on the farm. Asclepias, the milkweeds, is a genus of herbaceous perennial, dicotyledonous plants that contains over 140 known species. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Plant of the month desert milkweed water use it wisely.
In the story milkweed, the mood of the story is mostly depressing, however, it is explained in an action packed way. It used to belong to the family asclepiadaceae, but this is now classified as a subfamily asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family apocynaceae description. Jerry spinelli has created a unique protagonist for milkweed. Eileen nechas, patty beaumont, susan cherner, charmaine leibold, laurie baty, ariel gold. Hes a boy who wants to be a nazi, with tall, shiny jackboots of his own. For rippel, a senior lecturer in biological sciences at the university of texas at dallas, working with honey bees is more than a way to educate the campus community about the importance of pollinators its an experience. The leaf tip is blunt but usually with a tiny sharp point at the apex. Poke milkweed asclepias exaltata illinois wildflowers. Asclepias latifolia broadleaf milkweed flower 15 k flower 12 k perennial herb from a deep rootstock 36dm tall leaves opposite, 615cm long, 412cm wide flowers. Asclepias amplexicaulis, the blunt leaved milkweed, clasping milkweed, or sand milkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily asclepiadoideae apocynaceae. But i am trying to find information on sowing milkweed seeds.
Asclepias cordifolia native plant range usda, nrcs. Milkweed is a 2003 young adult historical fiction novel by american author jerry spinelli. Information about states where other native milkweed species are grown. Asclepias cordifolia, purple milkweed or heart leafed milkweed is native to northern california,the sierra nevada mountains, oregon, and western nevada. A field guide to the invertebrate community in the milkweed patch created to be a field guide and provide basic background information for volunteers in the citizen science monarch larva monitoring project, as well as monarch enthusiasts and classrooms involved in. It is a personal account of the farm in southern west virginia where her family has lived for nine generations. Odd, impressionable little misha manages to survive in the time of the jackboots, living by what wits he has. It explains how hard life was for people during the time. Milkweed was founded in minneapolis, and for twenty years we bounced from one justokay office to another. Young milkweed plants need plenty of diffuse light as they grow. Books the enlarged and updated second edition of milkweed monarchs and more. Heartleaf milkweed plants will add a deep purple hue to your butterfly garden. Thanks amazon for putting milkweed out there for all to read. Whorled milkweed has established itself across most of the united states as one of the most common varieties of milkweed.
Us wildflowers database of wildflowers for missouri click on thumbnail for larger version of image, scientific name for detail page. Milkweeds are an important nectar source for bees and other nectar seeking insects, and a larval food. Fruit is an erect spindleshaped pod about 4 inches long, containing many brown seeds, each with a tuft of white to tan hair to carry it off in the wind. Milkweed is an herbaceous, tall perennial that got its name for its milky sap that contains latex, alkaloids and other compounds. Flowers are technically in loose umbels, either upright or drooping, from 1 to 3 umbels per plant, light pink or creamcolored, nicely fragrant. Carl linnaeus, swedish botanist 17071778, named the genus after asclepius, the. Fourleaf, or whorled milkweed, is a slender, singlestemmed perennial with round clusters of usually pink flowers. Leaves 2 inches long by 18inchwide appear on new growth but soon drop. The species name, cordifolia latin for heartleaved, refers to the heartshaped leaves, while the genus name honors the. Two boys a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant.
States where clasping milkweed, asclepias amplexicaulis grows. Milkweed by jerry spinelli scholastic books for kids. The setting for this young adult novel is the warsaw ghetto, and the time is the onset of. Plants profile for asclepias latifolia broadleaf milkweed. A stunning novel of the holocaust from newbery medalist, jerry spinellihes a boy called jew. Blunt leaf milkweed asclepias amplexicaulis 6 sand milkweed asclepias arenaria 7. Most people would be somewhat wary around a beehive buzzing with thousands of stinging insects. Not until he is given his life assignment as the receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community. The milkweed ladies by louise mcneill nook book ebook. Contents cover page title page dedication epigraph acknowledgments chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20. Then, in the late nineties, a group of ambitious arts leaders came together on the east side of downtown minneapolisnow a. I only last week realized the book was published in union, wv what a great website and what fantastic work you do. Description desert milkweed, asclepias subulata, has slender graygreen stems that grow vertically to 4 feet from a woody base. The plant grows in open or shaded woodland, often on rocky slopes and in mixed coniferous forest.