Asclepias verticillata

whorl-leaf milkweed, whorled milkweed.

Apocynaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-3 ft tall by to 1 ft wide

Life Span:

annual

Flower Color:

white,green

Fruit Color:

green

Phenology:

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden. This is a small but pretty little plant. Grow it in a moist wildflower garden.

Considerations:

It may be necessary to re-seed to keep this in the garden. Seed is not generally commercially available. This is the most toxic of the milkweeds and is considered a weed where livestock graze.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars

Larval host for the monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ). Attracts various pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Flatwoods