Asclepias verticillata, Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Whorled Milkweed

  • Average to dry soils 
  • Full sun to Light Shade
  • 2’ tall, 1’ to 2’ wide
  • Late Summer Blooms
  • Ontario Native, Thrives Meadow and Dry Meadow Ecosystems

Still new to my gardens, grown from seeds sourced from Prairie Moon Nursery.

https://www.prairiemoon.com/asclepias-verticillata-whorled-milkweed-prairie-moon-nursery.html

The shortest of the Ontario native Milkweed species that I’m offering this year, these mature to roughly 2’ in height. Like Common Milkweed, they are rhizomatous and will spread over time, rather than forming a dense clump.

While their foliage is quite distinct from many other Milkweeds, looking more like Liatris than Asclepias, it is still palatable to Monarch butterfly caterpillars

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photos by peganum, wackybadger and Joshua Mayer via Wikimedia Commons


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The Online Plant Nursery will re-open for orders on Tuesday, May 17th

Pickups will begin the following week.

I will be offering plug sized plants for $1.25 each or 5 for $5. 

I'm in the process of adding species that I expect to offer this spring to the listings since they are starting to germinate and I'm starting to get an idea of which will be available in abundant quantities.

Since the list is much longer this year I've added several categories to help narrow down your options based on a variety of criteria.

For those who have already adopted seedlings, planting instructions can be found here.
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