Asclepias fascicularis <br>NARROWLEAF MILKWEED, NARROW LEAF, WHORLED
Narrowleaf milkweed, or Mexican whorled milkweed, is a native flowering perennial with many erect stems and bearing distinctive long pointed leaves. It blooms in clusters of lavender, pale pink, purple, white, to greenish shades of flowers which bloom from late spring to late summer.
Asclepias fascicularis is cultivated by specialty nurseries as an ornamental plant. It is used in butterfly and wildlife gardens, and in native plant and drought tolerant gardens and natural landscaping projects. Asclepias fascicularis is a specific monarch butterfly food and habitat plant. The fruit pods are smooth.
The plant is a common perennial in the Western United States and California. It is found in numerous habitats, including deserts, chaparral and woodlands, and montane locales.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 6-10
Height: 48", 120cm
Location: Sun
Seeds per packet: 10
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Narrowleaf milkweed, or Mexican whorled milkweed, is a native flowering perennial with many erect stems and bearing distinctive long pointed leaves. It blooms in clusters of lavender, pale pink, purple, white, to greenish shades of flowers which bloom from late spring to late summer.
Asclepias fascicularis is cultivated by specialty nurseries as an ornamental plant. It is used in butterfly and wildlife gardens, and in native plant and drought tolerant gardens and natural landscaping projects. Asclepias fascicularis is a specific monarch butterfly food and habitat plant. The fruit pods are smooth.
The plant is a common perennial in the Western United States and California. It is found in numerous habitats, including deserts, chaparral and woodlands, and montane locales.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 6-10
Height: 48", 120cm
Location: Sun
Seeds per packet: 10
By Eric Hunt - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8261491 By No machine-readable author provided. Curtis Clark assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=716052
