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Asclepias verticillata - WHORLED MILKWEED
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ASC-VER-X
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This delicate-looking milkweed has needle-like leaves and fragrant white flowers in the summer. It will spread moderately quickly by underground rhizomes, but is not invasive (it can also self-seed, so if seedlings are not desirable, remove the seedpods). Attracts lots of pollinators and hummingbirds, too. This so-far underused native perennial is deer resistant and tolerant of clay, poor, and shallow soil. Perfectly adapted to the hot and humid climate of the Midwest.
It looks best in naturalistic plantings, naturalized in dry meadows, or in butterfly, monarch, pollinator, and rock gardens. Best combined with rough-structured plants like Echinacea, Rudbeckia or grasses.
Blooming Time: June - September
Size: 1'-2' tall and wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Culture: prefers full sun and drier soil but will tolerate half shade, medium moisture, and clay soil
Moisture Needs: dry to medium
Origin: naturally occurs across North America (except the far west and north) on sandy, dry, or rocky soils of prairies and open woods (USDA distribution map)
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / no
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees, wasps, moths, skippers, butterflies and many other insects
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot
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Asclepias verticillata - WHORLED MILKWEED
$7.99
This delicate-looking milkweed has needle-like leaves and fragrant white flowers in the summer. It will spread moderately quickly by underground rhizomes, but is not invasive (it can also self-seed, so if seedlings are not desirable, remove the seedpods). Attracts lots of pollinators and hummingbirds, too. This so-far underused native perennial is deer resistant and tolerant of clay, poor, and shallow soil. Perfectly adapted to the hot and humid climate of the Midwest.
It looks best in naturalistic plantings, naturalized in dry meadows, or in butterfly, monarch, pollinator, and rock gardens. Best combined with rough-structured plants like Echinacea, Rudbeckia or grasses.
Blooming Time: June - September
Size: 1'-2' tall and wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Culture: prefers full sun and drier soil but will tolerate half shade, medium moisture, and clay soil
Moisture Needs: dry to medium
Origin: naturally occurs across North America (except the far west and north) on sandy, dry, or rocky soils of prairies and open woods (USDA distribution map)
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / no
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees, wasps, moths, skippers, butterflies and many other insects
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot
