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Asclepias variegata

Redring Milkweed

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$16.05 Regular Price

  • Product Info

    Redring Milkweed (Asclepias variegata)
    Dogbane Family
    Redring Milkweed is a slow growing milkweed often found in semi-shaded, dry woodlands. Fragrant, creamy white flowers with subtle red rings bloom in late spring to early summer. Flowers attract a wide array of pollinators and must be cross pollinated to produce viable seed. This species does not set abundant seed like many other commercially available species. This and its slow growth have made it rare in the nursery trade. This milkweed species thrives in dry, sandy soils and open woodlands in part sun. 
    Blooms: White, 3-4 weeks, May-June, fragrant
    Leaves: Large, ovate
    Height: 2-3’
    Space: 1-2’
    Soil: Average-Dry
    Exposure: Part sun-Part shade
    Fauna: High value, moth and butterfly host plant, food for numerous beetles and bugs
    Seeds: Inflated pods contain numerous flat brown seeds attached to long tufts of hair
    Deer Resistance: High
    Zone: 3-9
    Native Status: NC native, common across the state
    Provenance:     Unknown, seed grown