The flowers appear in June as dull purple balls. 5. Purple milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens): This deserves more use but is hard to find because of poor seed germination rates. It forms handsome ...

Purple Milkweed – Asclepias purpurascens: This native grows 2-4’ tall and produces its intense purple flowers from May through July. It requires bright sunny sites in well drained, even dry soil.

Native purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens, has flowers similar to common milkweed but with deeper purple blooms and more pointed leaves. This plant grows only to three feet, is not ...

told us these were purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens. At our home in southeastern Michigan we have mostly common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca. I’m not sure why no caterpillars developed on ...

Purple milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) prefers sandy soil and drier conditions. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

Sun or partial sun are preferred, and height is four to five feet. Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens): As the name describes, the flowers on this plant are a lovely purple hue. This plant is ...

I'd also like to replace some milkweed that was accidentally torn out last year. A: Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is the most "garden-friendly" of the milkweeds and also most available at ...

Aquatic Milkweed (Asclepias perennis) – Spotted in the coastal plain of Kentucky near bottomland hardwood forests, marshes, and cypress-gum swamps. Purple Milkweed (Asclepias perpurascens ...