This weekend I traveled down Hueco Springs Loop for flower collection and had this season’s first sighting of Antelope Horns! This wildflower is pretty hard to find but highly desired as it is one of the very few wildflowers in this area that are green in color. The flower has such a unique shape!
Because they are very succulent flowers (fleshy and milky – these are a milkweed), Antelope Horns require longer dessicant drying time – at least 10 days. They are vital to the monarch butterfly caterpillars, which feed only on milkweed, so I had to leave most of them behind. But I managed to get a few bunches!
My pickings:
