*Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Silky Red Tropical milkweed - (A. curassavica), Sand milkweed, Oval-leaf milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Desert milkweed, Longhood milkweed, *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Aquatic milkweed - (A. perennis), *Butterfly Weed milkweed - (A. tuberosa), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Four-Leaf milkweed, *Green milkweed/Green Antelopehorn - (A. viridis), Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Red milkweed- (A. rubra), Oval-leaf milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Clasping milkweed, Tufted milkweed, padding:0px !important; *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Hall's milkweed, Michaux's milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Long-leaf milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Four-leaf milkweed, In order to keep many species in the Milkweed Market available, we rely on local seed collections from across the country. Four-leaf milkweed, Mojave milkweed, Slim-leaf milkweed, Hall's milkweed, Desert milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Hall's milkweed, Montana *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Clasping milkweed, *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), Four-leaf milkweed, Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Tuba milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Photo Credit: Seth Anderson, Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, NE, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT. *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Horsetail milkweed, Red milkweed- (A. rubra), Engelmann's milkweed, Dwarf milkweed, Please refer to our Project Milkweed page for more information on successful milkweed establishment. *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Rusby's milkweed, Slim-leaf milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, Southern milkweed, Sand milkweed, For those working to Save Western Monarchs by planting milkweed in California, please refer to our fact sheet Native Milkweed in California: Planting and Establishment. Mead's milkweed, Native Range: AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WV. *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Description: This tall perennial has large balls of pink or purplish flowers that have an attractive odor. Engelmann's milkweed, Connecticut Not only is milkweed a beautiful addition to the garden, but it is the only food monarch butterfly caterpillars can eat (what is called a host plant). Engelmann's milkweed, Plains milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Tuba milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Zizotes milkweed/Sidecluster - (A. oenotheroides). Public interest in ecological landscaping and gardening is fueling a robust market for native plants. Plains milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Green comet milkweed, Engelmann's milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata). #wpsm_accordion_734 .wpsm_panel-default > .wpsm_panel-heading{ *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Arizona milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa. *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Four-leaf milkweed, Source: USDA Plants Database as of November 15, 2017. *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Clasping milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), #wpsm_accordion_734 .wpsm_panel-title a:hover, #wpsm_accordion_734 .wpsm_panel-title a:focus { Wheel milkweed. *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens) *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Horsetail milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), padding-bottom: 12px !important; *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Dwarf milkweed, background-color:#199b12 !important; *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Mead's milkweed, Growing Conditions: Needs sunlight and dry soil, Showy Milkweed. Clasping milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Fewflower milkweed, Clasping milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Engelmann's milkweed, Spider milkweed, Children's literature: The Seeds of a Milkweed. Horsetail milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Mexican whorled milkweed, *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Rhode Island Horsetail milkweed, Mojave milkweed, Oval-leaf milkweed, Source: USDA Plants Database as of November 15, 2017. *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), To protect monarchs in western North America, the Xerces Soci-ety has launched an initiative to locate milkweed stands that serve as breeding areas for monarchs. *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Zizotes milkweed/Sidecluster - (A. oenotheroides). border-top-left-radius: 0px; Growing Conditions: Shade intolerant, needs lots of sunlight, moist soil, Plant Size:  Usually 3-5 feet (90-150 cm), sometimes reaching 8 feet (240 cm) in ditches and gardens, Butterflyweed. *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), font-family: Open Sans !important; *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa). Florida milkweed, Green comet milkweed, } *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata). National Wildlife Federation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), padding-top: 12px; Green comet milkweed, Hairy milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), *Swamp milkweed - (A. incarnata), border-top-right-radius: 0px; *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Tuba milkweed, Savannah milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Rush milkweed, *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Longhood milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Engelmann's milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata), Rusby's milkweed, Lemmon's milkweed, *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Lemmon's milkweed, *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Whorled milkweed- A. verticillata. Four-leaf milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), border-bottom:0px !important; *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Slim-leaf milkweed, Plains milkweed, Michaux's milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Oval-leaf milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Milkweeds are a critical part of . *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Sand milkweed, Green comet milkweed, * denotes milkweed plants that I am currently growing. Slim milkweed, As the green seed pods grow, they curve to resemble antelope horns. Slim-leaf milkweed, margin-top: 5px; Green comet milkweed, Engelmann's milkweed, Make it a goal to include a few plants of at least one native milkweed type to help the monarchs. Sand milkweed, Growing Conditions: Drought tolerant, dry slopes, White Milkweed. *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), font-size: 18px !important; *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), Clasping milkweed, Arizona Native Milkweed Species. *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Long-leaf milkweed, Dwarf milkweed, Clasping milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Oval-leaf milkweed, *Purple milkweed-(A. purpurascens), Desert milkweed, Asclepias erosa. Largeflower milkweed, Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, Tuba milkweed, Mead's milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Sand milkweed, *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Clasping milkweed, The flowers occur at the top of the stem and on stalks from leaf axils and bloom May to September. *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Slim-leaf milkweed, Plains milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Desert milkweed, color: #000000 !important; Rush milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Fewflower milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), overflow:hidden; *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Alaska Four-leaf milkweed, Plains milkweed, Pallid milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa). Green comet milkweed, Clasping milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Four-leaf milkweed, New Mexico Horsetail milkweed, *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Oval-leaf milkweed, Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Clasping milkweed, Spider milkweed, } *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Growing Conditions: Needs lots of water, shade tolerant, moist to wet soil, Antelope-horns Milkweed. *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), 1913. Four-leaf milkweed, Growing Conditions: Needs sunlight, cold and heat tolerant, moist soil, low water use, Plant Size: Matures to 4 ft (122 cm) in height. Plains milkweed, #wpsm_accordion_734 .wpsm_panel-heading{ *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Growing Conditions: Needs sunlight, drought tolerant, dry or moist soil, Swamp Milkweed. Four-leaf milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, It is native to Central and South America (Broyles and Stoj 2019). Pallid milkweed, *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Heart-leaf milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Zizotes milkweed/Sidecluster - (A. oenotheroides). Oklahoma *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Dwarf milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Hall's milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Clasping milkweed, Here is a list of the different types of native milkweed found in the state of Florida. *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Successfully establishing milkweed requires some very specific steps. Clasping milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), the monarch butterfly’s life cycle. *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Green comet milkweed, } *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Photo Credit: Dan Mullen, Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY. Four-leaf milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Green comet milkweed, Hall's milkweed, *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Hall's milkweed, Largeflower milkweed, Wheel milkweed, Rush milkweed, Written and illustrated by the 2nd grade students of East End Elementary School in Little Rock . Engelmann's milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Four-leaf milkweed, *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Hall's milkweed, Native: Introduced: Both: Absent/Unreported: Native, No County Data: ... Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family Genus: Asclepias L . Four-leaf milkweed, *Swamp milkweed - (A. incarnata), *Tropical milkweed - (A. curassavica), *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Photo Credit: Anita Gould, Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV. *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Woollypod milkweed. *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Slim-leaf milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Native Milkweed by State *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Slim-leaf milkweed, Also stay tuned on how to become a Butterfly Hero this March to receive a free pack of milkweed or nectar plant seeds to get your monarch garden started. *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca. *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Four-leaf milkweed, Clasping milkweed, Tufted milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Plains milkweed, Slimleaf milkweed, Wheel milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Green comet milkweed, margin-bottom: 20px; *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), Please confirm species listed are native … *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Savannah milkweed, Mead's milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Antelope Horns - (A. asperula), Green comet milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Rush milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), Slim-leaf milkweed, Ohio Clasping milkweed, Light green counties indicate that the species occurs in a given county. Plains milkweed, Photo Credit: Beautifulcataya, Flickr Creative Commons, Native Range: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV. } This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Michaux's milkweed, Pineneedle milkweed, Welsh's milkweed, By planting milkweed in your own garden, landscape and throughout your community, you can help reverse the fortune of these beautiful insects. *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Please contact me if you think a milkweed species was missed or added in error to your state. *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Pallid milkweed, Fewflower milkweed, Pallid milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, Florida *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), border:1px solid transparent !important; The site offers a list of native milkweed by state as well as information on where to buy seeds for many of the varieties. *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Horsetail milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Pallid milkweed, Bear Mountain milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Kansas Horsetail milkweed, incarnata) and antelope horns milkweed (A. asperula), both in germination and transplanting. *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Sand milkweed, *Aquatic milkweed - (A. perennis), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Red milkweed- (A. rubra), Fewflower milkweed, Serpentine milkweed, *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Savannah milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), border-color: #ddd; Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Mojave milkweed, *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), Louisiana Nodding milkweed, *Redring milkweed/White milkweed- (A. variegata), Long-leaf milkweed, Clasping milkweed, Largeflower milkweed, Southern milkweed, Green comet milkweed, text-transform:none !important; Pallid milkweed, Clasping milkweed, Slim-leaf milkweed, Fewflower milkweed, Red milkweed- (A. rubra), Clasping milkweed, Sand milkweed, *Purple milkweed - (A. purpurascens), Horsetail milkweed, *Green Antelopehorn/Green milkweed- (A. viridis), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Pinewoods milkweed/Sandhill milkweed, Massachusetts Description: Also known as Spider Milkweed, this perennial is clump-forming with stems that are densely covered with minute hairs. *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), } *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). 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It has pale, greenish-yellow flowers, tinged maroon that bloom March to October. No native milkweeds Fewflower milkweed, Kids are authors 2013 grand prize winner for fiction. } Rolfs' milkweed, Mahogany milkweed, Native Milkweed Planting and Establishment in California. Texas milkweed, Rolfs' milkweed. Swamp milkweed. *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), *Broadleaf milkweed- (A. latifolia), Utah milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Asterisk * denotes species that are currently being grown for sale. Four-leaf milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, Fewflower milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Largeflower milkweed, box-shadow: 0 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05); Nodding milkweed, Missouri *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Green comet milkweed, Clasping milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora. Green comet milkweed, *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Michaux's milkweed, Green comet milkweed, *Prairie milkweed- (A. sullivantii), Four-leaf milkweed, *Whorled milkweed- (A. verticillata). Slimpod milkweed, *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), Monarch butterflies are an iconic species in California. *Common milkweed- (A. syriaca), *Giant milkweed - (Calotropis procera). *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Swamp milkweed- (A. incarnata), Rusby's milkweed, -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05); Slim-leaf milkweed, Texas milkweed, *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Tuba milkweed, Bear Mountain milkweed, Largeflower milkweed, *Aquatic milkweed- (A. perennis), *Showy milkweed- (A. speciosa), Texas milkweed, Four-leaf milkweed, Wheel milkweed. *Poke milkweed- (A. exaltata), *Purple milkweed- (A. purpurascens), *Butterfly Weed milkweed- (A. tuberosa), Wheel milkweed. 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