Asclepias verticillata, Whorled Milkweed, Quart Pot
Asclepias verticillata, Whorled Milkweed
FS -Shade, Zone 3, Blooms July - Sept., medium to dry, 2’ x 1-2’, deer resistant
Part of the milkweed family and larval host plant for the Monarch Butterfly. Called whorled due to it’s leaf structure. It is a skinny plant that may not seem like it would be a good for caterpillars, but our experience in 2021 was that the monarchs laid many eggs on these plants and there were often caterpillars visable. Works well when planted in drifts. It prefers soil that is disturbed and not fertile. Spreads by rhizomes under the right conditions. like most other milkweeds it produces sap when cut.
The plant blooms later than other milkweeds and is a draw for long and short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, beetles and butterflies.
Asclepias verticillata, Whorled Milkweed
FS -Shade, Zone 3, Blooms July - Sept., medium to dry, 2’ x 1-2’, deer resistant
Part of the milkweed family and larval host plant for the Monarch Butterfly. Called whorled due to it’s leaf structure. It is a skinny plant that may not seem like it would be a good for caterpillars, but our experience in 2021 was that the monarchs laid many eggs on these plants and there were often caterpillars visable. Works well when planted in drifts. It prefers soil that is disturbed and not fertile. Spreads by rhizomes under the right conditions. like most other milkweeds it produces sap when cut.
The plant blooms later than other milkweeds and is a draw for long and short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, beetles and butterflies.
Asclepias verticillata, Whorled Milkweed
FS -Shade, Zone 3, Blooms July - Sept., medium to dry, 2’ x 1-2’, deer resistant
Part of the milkweed family and larval host plant for the Monarch Butterfly. Called whorled due to it’s leaf structure. It is a skinny plant that may not seem like it would be a good for caterpillars, but our experience in 2021 was that the monarchs laid many eggs on these plants and there were often caterpillars visable. Works well when planted in drifts. It prefers soil that is disturbed and not fertile. Spreads by rhizomes under the right conditions. like most other milkweeds it produces sap when cut.
The plant blooms later than other milkweeds and is a draw for long and short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, beetles and butterflies.