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