Showy Milkweed Plant. Showy milkweed asclepias speciosa is similar in form to common milkweed but less aggressive making it more manageable in a garden setting about 3 feet high it features large oval leaves and spikey pink flower clusters atop thick stems. This plant can be slow to get going but once established it can spread rapidly.
Easily distinguished from other milkweed species by its large clusters of bright orange or orangey yellow flowers that bloom from late spring to early fall. Keywords asclepias speciosa showy milkweed milkweed plant fact sheet pollinator habitat butterfly monarch insect garden ethnobotany fiber perennial native forb created date. Rose milkweed asclepias incarnata is a showy pink blooming asclepias species that is a food plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars and a nectar source for adult butterflies.
Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed perennial wildflower host plant for monarch butterflies.
Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed is an erect clump forming perennial prized for its brilliant spherical clusters of fragrant pinkish white starry flowers which bloom from late spring to early summer. Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed is an erect clump forming perennial prized for its brilliant spherical clusters of fragrant pinkish white starry flowers which bloom from late spring to early summer. Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed perennial wildflower host plant for monarch butterflies. Flowers leaves the root and seeds are all edible.