Asclepias verticillata

$11.00

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Pot Size: 1 Quart

Common Name: Whorled Milkweed

Season of Interest: Summer

Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade

Plant Size: 12-30″ x 12-24″

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SKU: SKU010004630 Category:

Description

Asclepias verticillata is an upright unbranched perennial that rambles to form colonies from underground rhizomes. Foliage is needle-like, fine textured and whorled in umbrella like clusters along the stems. Foliage offers a lovely yellow fall color.

Fragrant white flowers occur from mid-summer and into autumn. This late bloomer is among the last milkweeds to go dormant. This makes it a very valuable late season food source for Monarch butterflies and their caterpillars.

Plants are best adapted to sunny dry sites and are drought tolerant and vigorous. If self-seeding is an issue, remove the pods before seed are released.
NOTE: It is poisonous to livestock and horses.

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