Desert Milkweed Care. Description desert milkweed asclepias subulata has slender gray green stems that grow vertically to 4 feet from a woody base the plant s spread can reach 2 feet or more. Desert milkweed asclepias subulata grows to be 3 4 feet tall.
Department of agriculture 1938 11 pages. A self sufficient plant milkweed plants grow well in dry or loamy soil as long as the area drains well. When the soil dries water the planting area again to moisten it without over saturating it.
New growth often has small leaves that don t stick around unless there is ample humidity.
A self sufficient plant milkweed plants grow well in dry or loamy soil as long as the area drains well. Description desert milkweed asclepias subulata has slender gray green stems that grow vertically to 4 feet from a woody base the plant s spread can reach 2 feet or more. It may be hairless to very fuzzy. Milkweeds in a 1 gallon pot can be planted.