Asclepias verticillata

  • With thread-like leaves and clusters of small, creamy white flowers, Whorled Milkweed brings a delicate, grassy textures to sunny plantings. It grows 1–3 feet tall and blooms mid to late summer with a soft, understated charm.

  • Prefers full sun and dry to medium soils—very drought-tolerant and well-suited to poor, sandy, or rocky sites. Requires little care once established.

  • Forms slender, upright clumps and spreads slowly by rhizomes—ideal for meadows, prairie gardens, or dry borders. Its fine texture blends beautifully with grasses and airy companions.

  • Native to much of North America, commonly found in dry fields, open woods, prairies, and roadsides.

  • Wispy green foliage appears in spring, followed by delicate white flowers in mid to late summer. Slender seed pods form in fall, with foliage fading to golden tones.

  • Host plant for monarch butterflies and other milkweed specialists. Flowers attract a variety of bees, wasps, and butterflies seeking nectar.

Whorled Milkweed

Pairs Well With

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Pairs Well With ·

Rudbeckia hirta

Schizachyrium scoparium

Gaillardia pulchella

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Full sun, dry soil

Full sun, moist soil