PlantsFlowers
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A fine-leaved milkweed for a dry, hot parkway
EasyFlowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Sep
- How it spreads
- Rhizome, can travel
- What to buy
- A plug. One plant becomes a drift.
- When to plant
- May or Sep
In the design
The milkweed for a thin parkway that bakes. It feeds monarchs and stays short. It will walk. Give it the strip, not a tiny edged hole.
Handle with care
Milkweed sap is irritating. Not food.
