Asclepias verticillata
Growing Information
• Plant Type: Perennial
• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial
• Soils: medium to dry
• Bloom Time: July, August
• Size: 1-2 feet in height
A Cape Cod native, but rare in Massachusetts. Drought-tolerant. Leaves are narrow, needle like. It serves as a host plant for monarch caterpillars. Flowers are fragrant. Good for a low meadow setting or container planting. Like all milkweeds, produces pods with many seeds. May not flower until second year of growth.
Garden Companions
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Nature Benefits
• Attracts monarch butterflies to lay their eggs.
• Flowers attract other pollinators.
Natural Habitat
Occurs in fields, pastures, and roadsides.