Purple Milkweed Vine. The flowers are a great source of nectar for butterflies hummingbirds bees and other beneficial insects. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Similar to common milkweed in flower and leaf shape but more compact and colorful. Much of this habitat has been lost and degraded via conversion to agriculture development alterations of hydrology via drains and fire suppression. A fragrant rose purple milkweed with honey scented blooms.
Host for monarch caterpillars nectar source for many butterflies.
It has 2 ft stems that come from a central root that hug the ground. This is a specialized niche adapted milkweed. Purple milkweed vine is found all through central texas usually in chalky soils. The flowers are a great source of nectar for butterflies hummingbirds bees and other beneficial insects.