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Asclepias verticillata - Whorled Milkweed (Photo: North Creek Nurseries)

Asclepias verticillata

Milkweed - Whorled

Whorled Milkweed is a tough native perennial which serves as a critical food source for all stages of Monarch butterfly development. The delicate white umbel shaped fragrant flowers appear from June through autumn, on top of the narrow leaves.  Asclepias verticillata is one of the last milkweeds to go dormant, making it a valuable late season food source for Monarch butterflies and their caterpillars.  The common name ‘Whorled’ refers to the way the leaves circle the stems. Because of Asclepias verticillata’s white sap, Whorled Milkweed is not eaten by deer or rodents. The silky seeds are released in fall from the pods (also useful in dried flower arrangements).  The fall foliage color is yellow.  This species will colonize to form a large patch.

Height

30 Inches

Spread

24 Inches

Bloom Color

White

USDA Hardiness Zone

4
Current Availability
Qty Avail Description Comments Future Crop Future Crop Ready Date
157 Asclepias verticillata #1 (NATIVE-white) 300 late September
Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes
Deer Resistant
Dried Flower
Fragrant - Flower
Native
Native - Straight Species
Winter Interest
Seedheads
Soil Conditions
Average
Dry
Sandy
Bloom Time
Summer
Exposure
Partial Shade/Shade Tolerant
Sun
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds
Attracts Pollinators
Tolerance
Drought Tolerant
Foliage Color
Green
Companion Plants to Asclepias verticillata
Purple Lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple Lovegrass
Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed
Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
Blue Grama
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Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
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Arkansas Amsonia
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'
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