Asclepias perennis " Snowy Aquatic Milkweed"

Asclepias perennis " Snowy Aquatic Milkweed" host plant

Butterfly host plant for Monarch ( Danaus Plexippus), Queen ( Danaus Gilippus) and Soldier ( Danaus Eresimus)

Pot Size: 1 Gallon

Height: 6" to 12"

Aquatic Milkweed host plant reaches 12"-24" tall, with narrowly elliptic, opposite leaves that measure 3"-5" long and 1/2" wide. The stem is purplish, with flat panicles of small, white flowers. Unopened buds have a prominent pink spot on the top center.

* Bloom Season: May- September

* Habitat: Floodplains, marshes, and road side ditches of the United States, south in Florida to Lake Okeechobee.

* Family: Apocynaceae

* Zones: 3 to 9

* Sun: Full sun 

* Water: Medium to wet