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Bradford Grimm sells milkweed seeds for 74 types of Asclepias and hosts a podcast called "Grow Milkweed Plants." 1. Choose Milkweed Native to Your Region. There are dozens of milkweed species that ...
Asclepias lanceolata, the fewflower milkweed, is a species of milkweed that is native to the coastal plain of the United States from New Jersey to Florida and Southeast Texas. [1] A. lanceolata is an upright, perennial plant that can grow between 3 and 5 feet tall, with red-orange flowers blooming in the summer months. [ 2 ]
Asclepias prostrata, commonly known as prostrate milkweed, is a species of perennial plant in the genus Asclepias. [2] It has triangular to elliptical foliage with wavy margins, stems up to 16 inches (410 mm) long, and grows low to the ground (hence the name, which refers to a prostrate growth habit) in sandy soils.
[31] [32] Milkweed is grown commercially as a hypoallergenic filling for pillows [33] and as insulation for winter coats. [34] Using milkweed floss for these purposes could provide a plant-based alternative to down and promote the growth of milkweed in areas where it has declined, though there is some concern that the environmental impacts ...
Asclepias oenotheroides is a species of milkweed, commonly known as zizotes milkweed or side-cluster milkweed. It is native to the south-western United States and Central America. It is native to the south-western United States and Central America.
Asclepias subulata is a species of milkweed known commonly as the rush milkweed, desert milkweed [1] or ajamete. This is an erect perennial herb which loses its leaves early in the season and stands as a cluster of naked stalks. Atop the stems are inflorescences of distinctive flowers. Each cream-white flower has a reflexed corolla that reveals ...
Asclepias fascicularis is a flowering perennial herb sending up many thin, erect stems and bearing distinctive long pointed leaves which are very narrow and often whorled about the stem, giving the plant its common names. [2] [3] It blooms in clusters of lavender, pale pink, purple, white, to greenish shades of flowers. [3]
Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as hairy balls, balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls, nailhead, or swan plant, [2] is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae, related to the milkweeds. The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalized as it is often used as an ornamental plant.