If you own, operate, or have started a business in Polk County, Florida Statute 193.052 requires that all Tangible Personal Property be reported each year to the Property Appraiser's Office. The deadline to file is April 1st.
The milkweed plant is an upright specimen that may reach 2 to 6 feet. Leaves grow from a thick stalk and are large and green, taking on a reddish color as the plant matures.
Cover photos Top: California milkweed (Asclepias californica), Â© Brianna Borders, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation; bottom left: monarch (Danaus plexippus) adult, Â© Eric Eldredge; bottom right: monarch caterpillar, Â© Wil-liam M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org. Fruits Milkweed fruits (âpodsâ) are also very distinctive though they are variable in size and shape between species. When the fruits are mature, they split open lengthwise, releasing the seeds. Each seed is attached to fluffy hairs that aid in wind dispersal.