Interesting green flowers with purple signals of the Green Milkweed, Asclepias viridis, add a subtle beauty to native gardens. Large narrow leaves are and essential food source for the Monarch Butterfly caterpillar. This Missouri native perennial tolerates most soils, except consistently wet. Green Milkweed’s large showy seed pods add beautiful and exotic additions to dried floral arrangements.
Asclepias vir[dis – Green Milkweed
Interesting green flowers with purple signals of the Green Milkweed, Asclepias viridis, add a subtle beauty to native gardens. Large narrow leaves are and essential food source for the Monarch Butterfly caterpillar. This Missouri native perennial tolerates most soils, except consistently wet. Green Milkweed’s large showy seed pods add beautiful and exotic additions to dried floral arrangements.
Plant Green Milkweed in full sun in well draining soil.
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| Uses | Beds, Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Illinois Native Plant, Missouri Native Plant, Naturalize, Pollinator Plant, Rain Gardens |
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