Asclepias verticillata the whorled milkweed eastern whorled milkweed or horsetail milkweed is a species of milkweed native to most all of eastern north america and parts of western canada and the united states. Handsome and tough asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed is an upright unbranched perennial with whorls of long finely textured needle like leaves 2 3 in. Asclepias verticillata commonly known as whorled milkweed is an upright perennial that typically grows to 2 5 tall on simple usually unbranched stems clad with long narrow sessile needle like linear leaves each 2 3 long with revolute margins arranged in whorls of 3 to 6 at each node along the length of the stems.
Handsome and tough asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed is an upright unbranched perennial with whorls of long finely textured needle like leaves 2 3 in.
Asclepias verticillata commonly known as whorled milkweed is an upright perennial that typically grows to 2 5 tall on simple usually unbranched stems clad with long narrow sessile needle like linear leaves each 2 3 long with revolute margins arranged in whorls of 3 to 6 at each node along the length of the stems. This is a perennial herb with a single stem 6. From late spring to fall small clusters of 3 20 fragrant creamy white flowers are borne in the upper leaf axils and stem tips. Whorled milkweed blooms later than most milkweeds and often into september.
