Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) 2x2x3" Pot

A shorter, white flowering milkweed that tolerates poor soil and dry conditions! Can spread rapidly in open areas, but tends to form loose colonies that don’t out-compete other plants. May be outcompeted in fertile soils. Hosts monarch butterflies! Easy to grow, and drought tolerant. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade Soil Moisture: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry Soil Type: Loam, Clay Loam, Sand, Gravel Height: 1'-2' Bloom Color: White Bloom Time: Jun-Sep Root Type: Rhizome Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, moths, and beetles. Hosts the monarch butterfly, delicate cycnia moth, and smaller insects. Rarely browsed by mammals due to toxic foliage.