PLANT OF THE MONTH:
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
IN THE GARDEN: Showy Milkweed is a perennial with 3' tall stems and large gray 5'' leaves. Flowers splay like a Fourth of July firework. Plant in mixed borders, grassland gardens, or habitat gardens to attract Monarch butterflies, birds, and insects. Spreads easily by underground stems. Use with large grasses such as wild rye, deer grass, and needlegrasses.
ECOLOGICAL VALUE: Attracts Butterflies, Bees, and Birds. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant.
NATIVE DISTRIBUTION: Found from northern to central California in the Sierra Nevada and Coast ranges (calscape.org).
AT THE NURSERY: We currently have 279 in D-16 containers that are $4.75 each.
