Asclepias Purpurascens Seeds. Arkansas 2020 20 00 add to cart. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about asclepias species purple milkweed asclepias purpurascens supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden.
A smaller version of the common milkweed asclepias syriaca with slightly darker purple flowers this milkweed is a great choice for hosting pollinators while offering a bit more of a showy display. Purple milkweed is a perennial wildflower and monarch butterfly host plant. This rare milkweed plant does not aggressively spread out like most other asclepias plants do and it is considered an endangered plant in several states.
Cut i if you don t want additional seedlings next spring simply cut off the seed pods before they pop open or bind them shut with twist ties or rubber bands if you want to collect purple milkweed seeds.
A passion for purple. Cut i if you don t want additional seedlings next spring simply cut off the seed pods before they pop open or bind them shut with twist ties or rubber bands if you want to collect purple milkweed seeds. It is hardy in usda zones 3a 9b and could grow from 2 3 feet tall sometimes even taller than that and about 1 3 feet wide. It is drought tolerant once established but will require extra water if.