Asclepias Speciosa. This milkweed has a long bloom period and is host nectar plant for monarchs. Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants known as milkweeds named for their latex a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides exuded where cells are damaged.
Tall with large oval blue green leaves and showy spherical clusters of rose colored flowers. Butterfly garden ideas and gardening tips to attract monarchs swallowtails hummingbirds and other precious pollinators. This milkweed has a long bloom period and is host nectar plant for monarchs.
Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed is an erect clump forming perennial prized for its brilliant spherical clusters of fragrant pinkish white starry flowers which bloom from late spring to early summer.
The seeds you will receive were hand collected by me in reno nevada or near boise idaho in september 2020. The seeds you will receive were hand collected by me in reno nevada or near boise idaho in september 2020. Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed a stout sparingly branched pubescent perennial 1 1 2 3 ft. Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants known as milkweeds named for their latex a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides exuded where cells are damaged.