Showy Milkweed Plants (Asclepias speciosa)

Name: Showy Milkweed Plants (Asclepias speciosa)
SKU: showymilkweedplant
Price: 11.25 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.00 (2 reviews)

Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 2 customer ratings

$11.25

Plant Name: Showy Milkweed
(Asclepias speciosa)

Quick Info: Monarch host plant, perennial, herbaceous, spreading, native

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Native in: az, ca, co, id, il, ia, ks, mi, mn, mt, ne, nv, nm, nd, ok, or, sd, tx, ut, wa, wi, wy,

SKU: showymilkweedplant Categories: Milkweed Plants and Seeds, Milkweed Plants, Butterfly Host Plants, Butterfly Nectar Plants Tags: Container Gardening, Deer Resistant, Full Sun, Long blooming perennial, Monarch, Native, native monarch plant, Perennial, Perennial Plant, Summer-Fall Blooms, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Buy 4-7 Showy Milkweed plants for a 5% discount and 8 or more for an 8% discount applied at checkout!

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) Quick Facts:

asclepias speciosa native range — Asclepias speciosa Native Plant Range
USDA, NRCS. 2016. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov)

Host plant to Monarch, nectar to many

Herbaceous perennial

Native to west and central US and Canada

Hardy in USDA zones 4-9

Full sun

Medium moist to dry, well-drained soil

Fragrant pink flowers bloom summer to fall

Up to 4 feet tall

Space 1-2 feet apart

Seeds need 30 day cold stratification or fall sow

Will spread by seed and underground rhizomes

Showy Milkweed Plants

These plants are grown specifically to be safe for butterflies/caterpillars. These plants are in a 3 1/2″ pot and are ready to go in the ground or be potted into a larger container.

Please click here to see the complete growing conditions and details of Asclepias speciosa in our full description under Showy Milkweed seeds…

Weight	0.625 lbs
Timing	Send Now, Spring 2023

2 reviews for Showy Milkweed Plants (Asclepias speciosa)

Rated 5 out of 5
Paula Sanders (verified owner) – July 18, 2019
These are magnificent plants. This is my first time ordering from Joyful Butterfly, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. The 3.5″ pots had VERY strong and large plants. Each plant has a strong central stalk that is about 14-16″ high and covered with large leaves. The are perfectly rootbound–lots of roots to loosen but not so entangled that they break. I have bought from every high-end mail order plant site, and these are the very best plants I’ve ever received. And they were so lovingly and carefully packed. Not a bit of damage to them at all. Bravo. I just put them into my garden here in Houston, TX. I expect them to do very well. Thanks for a wonderful experience–the first of many, I hope!
Rated 5 out of 5
anthony moschella (verified owner) – April 22, 2022
Received a nice plant last year. Died back here in Dallas over the winter but has come back larger than before and looks great. Looking forward to seeing it bloom……and get devoured.