Asclepias verticillata - RUSH MILKWEED

Adding vertical lines to the landscape, Asclepias subulata (Rush Milkweed) is an evergreen perennial forming a striking bouquet of ascending, gray-green, succulent stems. The stems bear small linear leaves only after rain, and are naked the rest of the time. From mid-spring to winter, small clusters of creamy-white flowers are borne at the stem tips. They are a great nectar source for bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects. The blossoms give way to narrow, smooth, glabrous pods that open to release their white-plumed seeds. This plant is also a larval food source for the caterpillars of the monarch and queen butterfly species. Native to the Southwestern U.S., this desert wildflower is drought and heat-tolerant. It makes an attractive desert landscape plant with its interesting shape and unusual flower clusters that attract butterflies and other insects. Rush Milkweed is the only evergreen milkweed native to the U.S. Grows to 2-4 ft. tall x 2-4 ft. wide. Pack of 30 seeds. 
 
Common Names: Asclepias subulata, Rush Milkweed, Desert Milkweed, Ajamete, Skeleton Milkweed.