Buy Milkweed Plants Ohio. Exaltata is one of our green flowered milkweeds but still quite easily told apart by its habitat leaves and flowers this species can grow upwards of four feet tall and can have multiple flower umbels that tend to droop and hang over. Please confirm species listed are native to your area before planting.
They begin by laying eggs on the leaves and once they hatch use the leaves of the plant as their food source. Once large enough the process of metamorphisis begins and the caterpillar emerges as the monarch butterfly. Its informal nature also makes it ideal for naturalist or meadow style landscapes.
If you buy live plants from a nursery try to get small ones as larger plants are more difficult to transplant.
Its informal nature also makes it ideal for naturalist or meadow style landscapes. Milkweed is a tall fragrant plant that is commonly found in wetlands along rivers in marshes and other low lying areas. Check out my milkweed resources page which lists 25 milkweed species along with their native and perennial regions. Growing to 5 feet tall this plant is easily spotted from a distance with its characteristic long slender leaves lining multiple branches.