
Desert milkweed.

Desert milkweed.

Desert milkweed seed pod (Asclepias subulata), at the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, Glendale Main Library, Glendale, Arizona.

Desert milkweed seed pod (Asclepias subulata), at the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, Glendale Main Library, Glendale, Arizona.

Small milkweed bug (Lygaeus kalmii) on desert milkweed (Asclepias subulata).
This one was at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, but seriously, they are not hard to locate. Find the milkweed, find the bug, everywhere. They are absolutely everywhere.

Small milkweed bug (Lygaeus kalmii) on desert milkweed (Asclepias subulata).
This one was at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, but seriously, they are not hard to locate. Find the milkweed, find the bug, everywhere. They are absolutely everywhere.

Small milkweed bug (Lygaeus kalmii) on ajamete (Asclepias subulata). Peoria, Arizona.
I love the way milkweed bugs announce themselves with such standout color. They must taste absolutely vile to afford such conspicuous display.
Small milkweed bug (Lygaeus kalmii) on ajamete (Asclepias subulata). Peoria, Arizona.
I love the way milkweed bugs announce themselves with such standout color. They must taste absolutely vile to afford such conspicuous display.

Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) on ajamete (Asclepias subulata, a desert milkweed).
In the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Arizona.
Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) on ajamete (Asclepias subulata, a desert milkweed).
In the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Arizona.

At the Desert Botanical Garden: Pollinator on ajamete – a desert milkweed (Asclepias subulata). Phoenix, Arizona.