FNPS Plant Database

Asclepias verticillata

whorl-leaf milkweed, whorled milkweed.

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

whorl-leaf milkweed, whorled milkweed.

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Asclepias verticillata

Family:

Apocynaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-3 ft tall by to 1 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,green

Fruit Color:

green

Phenology:

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden. This is a small but pretty little plant. Grow it in a moist wildflower garden.

Considerations:

It may be necessary to re-seed to keep this in the garden. Seed is not generally commercially available. This is the most toxic of the milkweeds and is considered a weed where livestock graze.

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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6 ---to--- 9

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

1

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Text

Native Habitats:

Flatwoods

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Tras, Pamela. 2001.  Gardening for Florida's butterflies.  Great Outdoors Publishing, St. Petersburg, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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