Asclepias Exaltata Poke Milkweed. The elegant flowers give way to beautiful elongated seed pods. Apocynaceae dogbane family native alien.
Strikingly aromatic when in bloom they are a great source of nectar for butterflies. Shade tolerant asclepias exaltata poke milkweed is a perennial wildflower prized for its spreading umbels of white to pink flowers produced in summer. Information about states where other native milkweed species are grown.
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It blooms from late spring to early summer. Aromatic in bloom the spreading umbels with white to pink flowers weep downward on individual stems reminiscent of fireworks. This perennial wildflower is 2 6 tall and usually unbranched. Medium this is a tall growing milkweed with unusual bicolored flowers.