Whorld Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)

Whorld Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)

Asclepias verticillata, commonly known as 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.

While species can reproduce vegetatively and does not need to depend on pollinators, it does produce some nectar, mostly in the early evening hours. Its many insect visitors to the plant include wasps, native bees, and lepidopterans such as moths and the cabbage white, indicate that it is highly valued in the prairie. Like other milkweed species, this plant is a host plant for the monarch butterfly whose caterpillars feed on the leaves.

It was used as a medicinal plant by Indigenous peoples. The Choctaw used it to treat snakebite, the Lakota and Hopi used it to increase breast milk in nursing mothers, and the Navajo used it for nose and throat problems.

*This species stock is extremely limited*

Plant Details:

USDA Zones: 3-9

Germination Needs: 30 Day Cold Stratification

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry

Plant Spacing: 1-2 feet

Height: 2 feet

Bloom Time: July, August, September

Bloom Color: White

Advantages:

Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles

Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perchs.

Deer Resistant

Excellent in the home landscape!

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Packet quantities:

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Large seed species will contain greater than 10-15 seed

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