Asclepias purpurescens – Purple Milkweed (B&B.DR.DRGHT.H.MTH.NB.OP.RR)

Ecosystem Services:
(B)-Birds                                             (B&B)-Birds & Butterflies

(BTF)-Butterflies                             (BW)-Black Walnut Resistant

(DR)-Deer Resistant                      (DRGHT)-Drought Resistant

(EC)-Erosion Control                    (EVR)-Evergreen

(FC)-Fall Color                                 (FRG)-Fragrant

(GRD)-Groundcover                      (H)-Host plant

(HMR)-Hummingbirds                (M)-Mammals

(MTH)-Moths                                   (N)-Nectar

(NB)-Native Bees                            (NST)-Nesting Material

(OP)-Other pollinators                 (RR)-Rabbit Resistant

(SHWY)-Showy                                (SPC)-Specimen Plant

Purple Milkweed is a perennial wildflower native to eastern and central USA. The plant is similar to common milkweed but the flowers are a deeper purple to rose-pink. They occur in clusters from May to July and attract bees and butterflies. The leaves are host to the monarch butterfly larvae. This plant can spread aggressively by seeds and rhizomes and is inappropriate for small gardens.

It is easy to grow in average moist to dry well-drained soils in full sun. It is drought and deer-tolerant. Use in naturalized areas as meadows, native plantings, wild gardens, along streams or ponds and to attract butterflies.

Host plant for the Monarch Butterfly and other Lepidoptera.  Deer and Rabbit Resistant!!