A milkweed for shady areas, Poke Milkweed also is a larval host for the Monarch Butterfly with its lovely, drooping white blooms and greenish foliage.
Poke Milkweed can grow tall and, along with Black Bugbane, makes a nice backdrop for a shady garden. Hummingbirds and specialized bees also value this plant.
Pointed leaves angled up and back from the drooping flowerhead give the appearance of little hats.
Fun fact: The leaves look like American Pokeweed's, hence the name.
Milkweed, Poke
SKU: AE01-SS
$10.00Price
1 Quart
We expect this plant to be ready by June
- Latin: Asclepias exaltata
- Pollinator value: Very High
- Height: 2-5 feet tall, 1-foot spread
- Light: Dappled to full shade
- Soil: Medium
- Bloom: White, summer
- Foliage: Green with purplish veins
- Landscape: Shady areas, woodland garden
- Resistance: Deer
- Native range here