Milkweed?
northraleighguy
9 years ago
Was deep in the humid NC woods this morning and ran across some flowers that the insects were going crazy over. These things are tall, like close to 7 feet. Is it some kind of Milkweed? Which? The flowers seem different than Milkweed, more thistle-ly or something. Thanks.
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