Sullivant's Milkweed
- Asclepias sullivantii
| Light: | Full Sun |
| Soil: | Loam, Clay |
| Moisture: | Medium |
| Benefits: | Pollinators, Butterflies, Host Plant |
| Height: | 3'-5' |
| Blooms: | Jun, Jul, Aug |
| Zones: | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Color: | Pink |
| Spacing: | 1' |
| Root: | Rhizome |
| Quantity | Price Ea. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 3" Pots | $6.99 |
| 5-10 | 3" Pots | $5.99 |
| 11-31 | 3" Pots | $4.99 |
| 32 | 3" Pots | $3.99 |
Sullivant's Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii) is a long-lived perennial and quite similar to Common Milkweed. Several features distinguish them: Sullivant's Milkweed is less aggressive, and creeps slowly from deep rhizomes; and Sullivant's is completely smooth with leaves that are more succulent-like. (Common Milkweed and others have fuzzy leaves, stems or pods.) This gorgeous prairie plant is one of the very best for attracting butterflies, especially Monarchs. It is visited by hummingbirds and a variety of bees and butterflies as well.
Asclepias sullivantii is a fine addition to any sunny, medium to medium-moist perennial garden and a superior candidate for the butterfly garden. The structural shape and bold texture help it stand out in the border garden. Or, include it in a naturalized planting with other prairie flowers such as Wild Quinine, Meadow Blazingstar and Culver's Root.
At one time the tallgrass prairie was its primary habitat, but very little of the original prairie remains. Sullivant's Milkweed is listed as 'threatened' in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan. It fares better in other areas but its future is still linked to the fate of native prairies.
Asclepias sullivantii is a fine addition to any sunny, medium to medium-moist perennial garden and a superior candidate for the butterfly garden. The structural shape and bold texture help it stand out in the border garden. Or, include it in a naturalized planting with other prairie flowers such as Wild Quinine, Meadow Blazingstar and Culver's Root.
At one time the tallgrass prairie was its primary habitat, but very little of the original prairie remains. Sullivant's Milkweed is listed as 'threatened' in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan. It fares better in other areas but its future is still linked to the fate of native prairies.
Pollinator Seed Mix for Dry Soils
Pollinator Seed Mix for Medium Soils
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Nodding Pink Onion Allium cernuum
Leadplant Amorpha canescens
Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis
Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Spikenard Aralia racemosa
Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa
Red Milkweed Asclepias incarnata
Sullivant's Milkweed Asclepias sullivantii
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca
Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa
Butterflyweed for Clay Asclepias tuberosa, var. Clay
Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata
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Heart Leaved Aster Aster cordifolius
White Woodland Aster Aster divaricatus
Heath Aster Aster ericoides
Smooth Aster Aster laevis
Calico Aster Aster lateriflorus
New England Aster Aster novae-angliae
White False Indigo Baptisia alba
Blue False Indigo Baptisia australis
Cream False Indigo Baptisia bracteata
Purple Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrata
Tall Bellflower Campanula americana
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
White Turtlehead Chelone glabra
Mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum
Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Stiff Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata
Red Twig (Red Osier) Dogwood Cornus sericea
White Prairie Clover Dalea candida
Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea
Northern Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera
Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida
Ozark Coneflower Echinacea paradoxa
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea
Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium
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Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum
Sweet Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum
32 Plant Pollinator Garden for medium soils in full sun
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Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum
Dogtooth Daisy Helenium autumnale
Woodland Sunflower Helianthus strumosus
Rough Blazingstar Liatris aspera
Meadow Blazingstar Liatris ligulistylis
Prairie Blazingstar Liatris pycnostachya
Dense Blazingstar Liatris spicata
Scaly Blazingstar Liatris squarrosa
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
Lupine Lupinus perennis
Bergamot Monarda fistulosa
Dotted Mint Monarda punctata
Wild Quinine Parthenium integrifolium
Smooth Penstemon Penstemon digitalis
Beardtongue Penstemon grandiflorus
Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata
Marsh Phlox Phlox glaberrima
Downy Phlox Phlox pilosa
Common Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius
Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana
Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana
Short-Toothed Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum muticum
Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum
Yellow Coneflower Ratibida pinnata
Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra
Meadow Rose Rosa blanda
Carolina Rose Rosa carolina
Climbing Prairie Rose Rosa setigera
Orange Coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida
Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
Sweet Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis
Pussy Willow Salix discolor
Blue Sage Salvia azurea
Common Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
Wild Senna Senna hebecarpa
Cupplant Silphium perfoliatum
Blue Stemmed Goldenrod Solidago caesia
Zigzag Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis
Ohio Goldenrod Solidago ohioensis
Stiff Goldenrod Solidago rigida
Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa
Prairie Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata
Ohio Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis
Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta
Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata
Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago
Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium
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