Whorled Milkweed

$18.50

Asclepias verticillata

An excellent pollinator plant with elegant narrow leaves and white flowers. The nectar of the flowers attracts many kinds of insects and hummingbirds. Important food source for native pollinators. Like all members of the Asclepias genus, Asclepias verticillata is a larval host plant for monarch butterflies. 

  • Height: 2’

  • Spread: 2’+

  • Pot size: 1 qt

  • Bloom time: July-September

  • Light: Full Sun

  • Moisture: Drought Tolerant

  • Attracts: Bees, Butterflies and Hummingbirds

  • Deer resistance: Yes

  • Companion Plants: Native grasses, little blue stem, purple coneflower, aromatic aster

‍ ‍Picture: Glover Perennials

Asclepias verticillata

An excellent pollinator plant with elegant narrow leaves and white flowers. The nectar of the flowers attracts many kinds of insects and hummingbirds. Important food source for native pollinators. Like all members of the Asclepias genus, Asclepias verticillata is a larval host plant for monarch butterflies. 

  • Height: 2’

  • Spread: 2’+

  • Pot size: 1 qt

  • Bloom time: July-September

  • Light: Full Sun

  • Moisture: Drought Tolerant

  • Attracts: Bees, Butterflies and Hummingbirds

  • Deer resistance: Yes

  • Companion Plants: Native grasses, little blue stem, purple coneflower, aromatic aster

‍ ‍Picture: Glover Perennials