Showy Milkweed Asclepias Speciosa. About showy milkweed asclepias speciosa 36 nurseries carry this plant. The seeds you will receive were hand collected by me in reno nevada or near boise idaho in september 2020.
Western tiger swallowtail and checkerspot butterflies are attracted to asclepias speciosa showy milkweed adult monarch butterflies feed on asclepias speciosa showy milkweed. Keywords asclepias speciosa showy milkweed milkweed plant fact sheet pollinator habitat butterfly monarch insect garden ethnobotany fiber perennial native forb created date. Showy milkweed asclepias speciosa is a native perennial wildflower that is an insectary and larval host plant for butterflies including the monarch.
Asclepias speciosa west eugene wetlands oregon asclepias speciosa is a milky sapped perennial plant in the dogbane family apocynaceae known commonly as the showy milkweed 1 and is found in the western half of north america.
Keywords asclepias speciosa showy milkweed milkweed plant fact sheet pollinator habitat butterfly monarch insect garden ethnobotany fiber perennial native forb created date. In california it is found in the sierras and coast ranges from tulare county to modoc and siskiyou counties. Keywords asclepias speciosa showy milkweed milkweed plant fact sheet pollinator habitat butterfly monarch insect garden ethnobotany fiber perennial native forb created date. The seeds you will receive were hand collected by me in reno nevada or near boise idaho in september 2020.