By Kelsey Deckert, Horticulture agent Each year the National Garden Bureau chooses plants of the year. I always look forward to which plants they pick and learning more about each one. This year among the chosen is Asclepias or milkweed.The genus name is derived from ‘Asclepius,’ the Greek god of healing.The common name of Milkweed is due to the milky substance it exudes and t...