Asclepias Viridis Range. Asclepias asperula has a native range from texas north to nebraska and idaho and extending westward to california. It is a short drought tolerant not aggressive asclepias featuring rose white flowers surrounded by green.
Blooming from late spring to midsummer the flowers are borne on sturdy stems clad with long narrow pale green leaves often folded lengthwise. The inflorescence is an umbel of white flowers with purplish centers. Asclepias viridis 25 seeds.
Stems and leaves exude a milky sap when cut or bruised.
Stems and leaves exude a milky sap when cut or bruised. Asclepias viridis green milkweed is an upright perennial boasting interesting clusters about the size of a baseball packed with tiny flowers each adorned with 5 upright pale green petals that cup upward twice as high as their 5 purple hoods. This plant is listed by the u s. Threatened and endangered information.