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Types of Milkweed

Antelope ​Horns​
Antelope ​Horns​

Antelope Horns, Spider milkweed, Green-flowered milkweed, Spider antelope-horns Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): USDA Symbol: ASAS USDA Native Status: L48. Asclepias asperula is a clump-forming, 1-2 ft. perennial with an upright or sprawling habit. Stems are densely covered with minute hairs.

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Asclepias ​Albicans​
Asclepias ​Albicans​

About Whitestem Milkweed (Asclepias albicans) Asclepias albicans is a species of milkweed known by the common names whitestem milkweed and wax milkweed. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of California, Arizona, and Baja California.

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Asclepias ​Californica​
Asclepias ​Californica​

Asclepias californica is native to California and northern Baja California. It is a flowering perennial with thick, white, woolly stems which bend or run along the ground. The plentiful, hanging flowers are rounded structures with reflexed corollas and starlike arrays of bulbous anthers.

Asclepias ​Cryptoceras​
Asclepias ​Cryptoceras​

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Asclepias ​Erosa​
Asclepias ​Erosa​

States where Desert milkweed, Asclepias erosa grows. Information about states where other native milkweed species are grown.

Asclepias ​Nyctaginifolia​
Asclepias ​Nyctaginifolia​

View photographs and a description of the plant Asclepias nyctaginifolia, commonly known as Mojave Milkweed

Asclepias ​Solanoana​
Asclepias ​Solanoana​

Serpentine milkweed, Asclepias solanoana. States grown: CA. A. solanoana - (Alplains) Hypogeal germination (ie. the cotyledons stay underground)

Asclepias ​Subulata​
Asclepias ​Subulata​

Desert milkweed makes a strong architectural statement. Groups of slim, gray-green branches rise 3’ tall and flower with cream-colored blooms. Important larval food plant for both Queens and Monarchs.

Asclepias ​Vestita​
Asclepias ​Vestita​

The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Asclepias vestita . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Butterfly Weed​
Butterfly Weed​

Butterfly weed plants (Asclepias tuberosa) are trouble-free North American natives that produce umbels of bright orange, yellow or red blooms all summer long. Butterfly weed is appropriately named, as the nectar- and pollen-rich flowers attract hummingbirds and hordes of butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects throughout the blooming season.

Clasping ​Milkweed​
Clasping ​Milkweed​

The shape of the cluster, number of flowers per cluster, and flower color are good indicators of species, though it is a pretty safe bet it is not clasping milkweed. If it is a milkweed, chances are it is just common milkweed with some growth anomaly.

Common ​Milkweed​
Common ​Milkweed​

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is an excellent addition for attracting monarchs to the butterfly garden if you know how to keep it under control...

Heart-Leaf ​Milkweed​
Heart-Leaf ​Milkweed​

Heart-leaf milkweed plants will add a deep purple hue to your butterfly garden. They are a West Coast native found in California and Oregon. Monarch butterflies use them on which to lay their eggs so their caterpillars can feed on the leaves.

Indian ​Milkweed​
Indian ​Milkweed​

Indian Milkweed is a monarch butterfly host plant with fragrant yellow and pink flowers. This milkweed is native to California. This hardy perennial grows from 36" - 48" tall and blooms from May until August. Cold hardy in USDA zones 3 - 11.

Mexican ​Butterfly Weed​
Mexican ​Butterfly Weed​

Asclepias Species, Tropical Milkweed, Mexican Butterfly Weed, Scarlet Milkweed Asclepias curassavica

Narrowleaf ​Milkweed​
Narrowleaf ​Milkweed​

"Narrowleaf Milkweed is native to California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. I’ve seen it growing wild all over the place! I’ve seen it along the coast in Santa Barbra, along highway 5 from Bakersfield all the way to Seattle and outside the entrance of Yosemite at over 6,000 feet.

Pineneedle ​Milkweed​
Pineneedle ​Milkweed​

View photographs and a description of the plant Asclepias linaria, commonly known as Pineneedle Milkweed, Pine-Needle Milkweed, or Needle-Leaf Milkweed

Purple ​Milkweed​
Purple ​Milkweed​

Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) has flown under the radar of many butterfly gardeners, but it's pretty purple blooms and mild growth habit make it>

Showy ​Milkweed​
Showy ​Milkweed​

Asclepias speciosa is a native milkweed for the western half of US and Canada. This milkweed has a long bloom period and is host/nectar plant for monarchs. Asclepias speciosa is a native milkweed for the western half of US and Canada.

Swamp ​Milkweed​
Swamp ​Milkweed​

swamp milkweed This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

Whorled ​Milkweed​
Whorled ​Milkweed​

Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) Description: This perennial herbaceous plant is ½–2' tall and more or less erect; it is either unbranched or sparingly branched along the upper half of its central stem. The central stem is yellowish green or medium green and terete; it has vertical lines of short pubescence.

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