Green Milkweed Plant. The plant matures to 1 3 in height making it a nice choice for borders. Asclepias viridiflora short green milkweed is a michigan native milkweed.
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Perennial with thick green foliage in excess of 24 inches tall and wide. Asclepias viridiflora short green milkweed is a michigan native milkweed. While somewhat rare it has an extensive range throughout the united states.
The blackfoot indians used the chewed roots to treat topical swellings and rashes and chewed the roots for sore throat.
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. Blooming from late spring to midsummer the flowers are borne on sturdy stems clad with long narrow pale green leaves often folded lengthwise. Full sun or part shade. The plant is distinctive due to the tendency of the umbels to droop.
