Showy Milkweed
A popular native wildflower in western North America, About 3 feet high, it features large oval leaves, and spikey pink flower clusters atop thick stems. The very fragrant blooms give way to prominent 2 – 3 inch long seed pods, and the leaves turn bright gold in the fall. Native to the western U.S. and upper Midwest, this milkweed tolerates a variety of soil types and conditions, and is very drought tolerant.
Showy Milkweed is a host plant for the Monarch butterfly, Queen butterfly, and the Milkweed Tussock Moth. All plants in the Asclepias genus, otherwise known as milkweeds, are host plants for the Monarch butterfly.
A popular native wildflower in western North America, About 3 feet high, it features large oval leaves, and spikey pink flower clusters atop thick stems. The very fragrant blooms give way to prominent 2 – 3 inch long seed pods, and the leaves turn bright gold in the fall. Native to the western U.S. and upper Midwest, this milkweed tolerates a variety of soil types and conditions, and is very drought tolerant.
Showy Milkweed is a host plant for the Monarch butterfly, Queen butterfly, and the Milkweed Tussock Moth. All plants in the Asclepias genus, otherwise known as milkweeds, are host plants for the Monarch butterfly.
A popular native wildflower in western North America, About 3 feet high, it features large oval leaves, and spikey pink flower clusters atop thick stems. The very fragrant blooms give way to prominent 2 – 3 inch long seed pods, and the leaves turn bright gold in the fall. Native to the western U.S. and upper Midwest, this milkweed tolerates a variety of soil types and conditions, and is very drought tolerant.
Showy Milkweed is a host plant for the Monarch butterfly, Queen butterfly, and the Milkweed Tussock Moth. All plants in the Asclepias genus, otherwise known as milkweeds, are host plants for the Monarch butterfly.