*Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Pallid milkweed, Public interest in ecological landscaping and gardening is fueling a robust market for native plants. *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), } Slim-leaf milkweed, Clasping milkweed, Oval-leaf milkweed, Fewflower milkweed, Dwarf milkweed, Cutler's milkweed, Rusby's milkweed, Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Slimpod milkweed, Carolina milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Sand milkweed, Clasping milkweed, Wheel milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Giant milkweed - (Calotropis procera). *Purple milkweed - (A. purpurascens), Connecticut *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Swamp milkweed - (A. incarnata), More than 200 vendors that sell native milkweeds in various regions of the country are currently listed. Savannah milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Whorled milkweed- A. verticillata. #wpsm_accordion_734 .wpsm_panel-heading{ *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), } *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Mexican whorled milkweed, Engelmann's milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Slim-leaf milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), North Carolina *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Red milkweed- (A. rubra), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Mead's milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Welsh's milkweed, *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), Nodding milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Longhood milkweed, Green comet milkweed, *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), A couple of these species, in fact, are endemic, meaning they're found only in our state. Longhood milkweed, *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Engelmann's milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Pallid milkweed, Mead's milkweed, Washington *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Electronic records show that tropical milkweed was planted in gardens in the US as early as 1806 (Satterfield et al., 2015). text-transform:none !important; Bract milkweed, Asclepias brachystephana. color:#000000 !important; *Whorled milkweed- A. verticillata. Brown. *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Green comet milkweed, display: block; *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Pallid milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, improve planting success with native milkweeds. *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Green comet milkweed, Sand milkweed, Heart-leaf milkweed, Lemmon's milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Prairie milkweed- A. sullivantii, Pallid milkweed, Woolly milkweed, *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Please confirm species listed are native to your area before planting. #wpsm_accordion_734 .wpsm_panel + .wpsm_panel { Four-leaf milkweed, Savannah milkweed, Native Milkweed Planting and Establishment in California. *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Long-leaf milkweed, WHERE TO GET MILKWEED Here's a state by state list of milkweed plant and … Arkansas Horsetail milkweed, Light green counties indicate that the species occurs in a given county. *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata), Hall's milkweed, Mexican whorled milkweed, Arizona milkweed, *Swamp milkweed - (A. incarnata), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Red milkweed- (A. rubra), *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Green comet milkweed, Mexican whorled milkweed, Pinewoods milkweed, Sand milkweed, Green comet milkweed, PO Box 1583, Merrifield VA 22116-1583 1-800-822-9919 Plains milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Dwarf milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Whitestem milkweed, Dwarf milkweed, Southern milkweed, Prostrate milkweed *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Carolina milkweed, Tuba milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Bract milkweed, *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Clasping milkweed, Sand milkweed, Asterisk * denotes species that are currently being grown for sale. Sand milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata). Clasping milkweed, Arizona milkweed, Asclepias angustifolia. Oval-leaf milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Photo Credit: Seth Anderson, Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, NE, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT. *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Silky Scarlet Tropical milkweed, *Aquatic milkweed - (A. perennis), *Butterfly Weed milkweed - (A. tuberosa), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Four-Leaf milkweed, *Green milkweed/Green Antelopehorn - (A. viridis), Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Red milkweed- (A. rubra), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Largeflower milkweed, Green comet milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Desert milkweed, Clasping milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Clasping milkweed, Growing Conditions: Best grown in deserts or desert conditions with sandy soils, needs sunlight, dry soils, not shade tolerant, Green Milkweed. Tropical milkweed is an annual plant that is no native to the US (Woodson, 1954). Mojave milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Oval-leaf milkweed, Mexican whorled milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Plains milkweed, Hall's milkweed, Clasping milkweed, padding-bottom: 12px; *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Heart-leaf milkweed, Slimleaf milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Slim-leaf milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Virginia *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Four-leaf milkweed, Clasping milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), New Mexico *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Woollypod milkweed. *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Bear Mountain milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata), Native milkweed is the one food source for monarch caterpillars. We have created a Milkweed Regions & Seed Needs section of our Bring Back the Monarchs program. *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), North Carolina Native Milkweed Species. Hall's milkweed, These milkweeds bloom from May to August. This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Growing Conditions: Shade intolerant, needs lots of sunlight, moist soil, Plant Size:  Usually 3-5 feet (90-150 cm), sometimes reaching 8 feet (240 cm) in ditches and gardens, Butterflyweed. *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Swamp milkweed-(A. incarnata). Engelmann's milkweed, Curtiss' milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Mead's milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Largeflower milkweed, The flowers occur at the top of the stem and on stalks from leaf axils and bloom May to September. Maine *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Wyoming Southern milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens) *Swamp milkweed-(A. incarnata), Cutler's milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Green comet milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Photo Credit: Tom Potterfield, Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY. Red milkweed. 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Fewflower milkweed, *Aquatic milkweed - (A. perennis), Texas milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). California *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Tufted milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), There are several dozen species of this wildflower native to North America, so no matter where you live, there is at least one milkweed species naturally found in your area. border: 2px solid #199b12 !important; *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Wheel milkweed, Since the non-native Mexican milkweed is perennial and does not die back like most of our native milkweeds, it builds up high concentrations of the protozoan. *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca) Meet twelve of the most ornamental milkweeds native to different parts of the country. *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), The deep pink flowers are clustered at the top of a tall, branching stem and bloom June to October. *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Photo Credit: Dan Mullen, Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY. Clasping milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Horsetail milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Engelmann's milkweed, #wpsm_accordion_734 .ac_open_cl_icon{ *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Uniting all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in a rapidly changing world. *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), border-color: #199b12 !important; Florida milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Dwarf milkweed, Asclepias … *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Clasping milkweed, Longhood milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Redring milkweed. Four-leaf milkweed, the monarch butterfly’s life cycle. font-family: Open Sans !important; *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). color:#000000 !important; *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Red milkweed- (A. rubra), Clasping milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), border-bottom:0px !important; *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Green comet milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Long-leaf milkweed, Oval-leaf milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens) *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Heart-leaf milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Milkweed 4 Monarchs offers a diverse selection of affordable native Milkweed species for your state. Red milkweed- (A. rubra), Heart-leaf milkweed, By planting native plants, you are helping Florida’s ecosystem thrive and ensuring the health of monarch butterflies. *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), float: none; *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). margin-top: 5px; *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Four-leaf milkweed, Milkweed milkvetch, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Green comet milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Kansas Tuba milkweed, Clasping milkweed, Slim-leaf milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Four-leaf milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Hall's milkweed, *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Britton, N.L., and A. Emory's milkweed, Red milkweed- (A. rubra), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Description: This tall perennial has large balls of pink or purplish flowers that have an attractive odor. *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Milkweed milkvetch, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Zizotes milkweed/Sidecluster - (A. oenotheroides). Red milkweed- (A. rubra), Tufted milkweed, *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Green comet milkweed, Native Range: AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WV. *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa). *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Texas milkweed, Pallid milkweed, Also stay tuned on how to become a Butterfly Hero this March to receive a free pack of milkweed or nectar plant seeds to get your monarch garden started. *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), It is native to Central and South America (Broyles and Stoj 2019). Fewflower milkweed, Native: Introduced: Both: Absent/Unreported: Native, No County Data: ... Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family Genus: Asclepias L . *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Colorado Slim milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Green comet milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), These milkweeds bloom from May to August. Hairy milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Long-leaf milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Slimpod milkweed, Wheel milkweed. Pineneedle milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Alabama Asclepias speciosa (showy milkweed) occurs in all the western states and is the top choice for restoration in this region with A. latifolia (broadleaf milkweed) a second choice. Slim-leaf milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Dwarf milkweed, Pallid milkweed, Most plants available to consumers through the horticulture trade are cultivated forms that have been selected for modified flowers or foliage, compactness, or other ornamental characteristics. *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Select your state on the map below to show the native milkweed and nectar sources. Pallid milkweed, Bract milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), Plains milkweed, Slim-leaf milkweed, New Jersey *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Pennsylvania Clasping milkweed, Oval-leaf milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Pallid milkweed, } Four-leaf milkweed, Clasping milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Antelope-Horns - (A. asperula), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Description:  Sometimes called Orange Milkweed, this perennial has large, flat-topped clusters of yellow-orange or bright-orange flowers and blooms May to September. *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Plains milkweed, Rusby's milkweed, Written and illustrated by the 2nd grade students of East End Elementary School in Little Rock . Clasping milkweed, border-radius: 4px; *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Rolfs' milkweed, This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Desert milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata), Photo Credit: Beautifulcataya, Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV. Rolfs' milkweed. *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Clasping milkweed, *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Largeflower milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, *Zizotes milkweed/Sidecluster - (A. oenotheroides). Desert milkweed, color:#000000 !important; *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Fewflower milkweed, *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Green comet milkweed, Hall's milkweed, Mead's milkweed, Description: This perennial has large, oval, blue-green leaves and spherical clusters of rose-colored flowers. *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata). *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Red milkweed-(A. rubra), Savannah milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Rusby's milkweed, Green comet milkweed, #wpsm_accordion_734 { Four-leaf milkweed, West Virginia Oregon *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Without milkweed, monarchs can’t successfully reproduce and the species declines. Horsetail milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), 3 vols. *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Oval-leaf milkweed, Mexican whorled milkweed, *Antelope-Horns - (A. asperula), *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Curtiss' milkweed, background-color:#199b12 !important; Fewflower milkweed, Slim-leaf milkweed, Long-leaf milkweed, Pinewoods milkweed, The Florida Museum of Natural History, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Butter˜y Conservation Initiative and the Monarch Joint Venture are working to help raise awareness and produce reliable sources of native milkweed. Clasping milkweed, } *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Four-leaf milkweed, 1. Here is a list of the different types of native milkweed found in the state of Florida. Clasping milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Zizotes milkweed/Sidecluster - (A. oenotheroides). *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), *Silky Red Tropical milkweed - (A. curassavica), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Wisconsin *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Dwarf milkweed, Mexican whorled milkweed, Red milkweed- (A. rubra), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Pallid milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- ( A. tuberosa), The monarch butterfly population in North America has plummeted by over 90 percent in just the last 20 years. Four-leaf milkweed, Desert milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Native plant sales had a hard time keeping up with the demand initially, but milkweed is generally available now at spring sales. Four-leaf milkweed, Dwarf milkweed, overflow:hidden; Hairy milkweed, *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Green comet milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Red milkweed- (A. rubra), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Clasping milkweed, outline: 0px !important; Long-leaf milkweed, Green comet milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Cutler's milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), While native milkweeds are crucial for monarchs, commercial sources of plants and seeds remain limited. *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Rusby's milkweed, Plains milkweed, padding-left: 15px; *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Green comet milkweed, Long-leaf milkweed, Oval-leaf milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). To protect monarchs in western North America, the Xerces Soci-ety has launched an initiative to locate milkweed stands that serve as breeding areas for monarchs. Emory's milkweed, *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Slim-leaf milkweed, background-color: #199b12 !important; Tennessee Plains milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Two milkweed species are commonly offered for sale as "butterfly garden plants." Horsetail milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa. *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Utah milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, Mojave milkweed, Sperry's milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Savannah milkweed, Carolina milkweed, Photo Credit: Lynette, Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY. Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Pineneedle milkweed, Dwarf milkweed, *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), *Prairie milkweed- A. sullivantii, Dwarf milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Silky Gold Tropical milkweed- (A. curassavica), Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Carolina milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Plains milkweed, Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca. *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Fewflower milkweed, Green comet milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Fewflower milkweed, Carolina milkweed, Rush milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Bear Mountain milkweed, Carolina milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Michaux's milkweed, *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Green comet milkweed, Nodding milkweed, Engelmann's milkweed, #wpsm_accordion_734 .wpsm_panel-title a:focus { Mojave milkweed, Slim-leaf milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Lemmon's milkweed, Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Bract milkweed, border:1px solid transparent !important; Desert milkweed, Asclepias erosa. Four-leaf milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Mead's milkweed, Pallid milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), Slimpod milkweed, Carolina milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Antelope-Horns - (A. asperula), Clasping milkweed, Plains milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Fewflower milkweed, Mead's milkweed, Michaux's milkweed, overflow: hidden; Silky Scarlet Tropical milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Iowa *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), The Plants Database includes the following 76 species of Asclepias .Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Bear Mountain milkweed, Green comet milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Engelmann's milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Longhood milkweed, Slim-leaf milkweed, Green comet milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Plains milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Southern milkweed, Engelmann's milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, Clasping milkweed, padding-top: 12px !important; *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Delaware *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), It has pale, greenish-yellow flowers, tinged maroon that bloom March to October. *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Engelmann's milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Hall's milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Longhood milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Pineneedle milkweed, Green comet milkweed, #wpsm_accordion_734 .acc-a{ Carolina milkweed, Red milkweed- (A. rubra), Description: This single-stemmed perennial has narrow, linear leaves whorled along the stem. Oval-leaf milkweed, Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Four-leaf milkweed, Hairy milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Green comet milkweed, *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Welsh's milkweed, Puerto Rico Photo Credit: Eleanor / Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV. Green comet milkweed, Rusby's milkweed, Hairy milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), margin-bottom: 20px; } Red milkweed- (A. rubra), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Slimpod milkweed, *Zizotes milkweed/Sidecluster - (A. oenotheroides). Plains milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), In order to keep many species in the Milkweed Market available, we rely on local seed collections from across the country. *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Horsetail milkweed, Long-leaf milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata), Native: Introduced: Both: Absent/Unreported: Native, No County Data: ... Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family Genus: Asclepias L . *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), Engelmann's milkweed, *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Southern milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Pallid milkweed, Slim-leaf milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Texas milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Green comet milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Green comet milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, *Giant milkweed - (Calotropis procera). 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