About Showy

A tall milkweed that will not spread invasively like the common milkweed (A. syriaca). It has softly felted gray leaves and dramatically structured pink flowers, June–August, that are sweetly fragrant. Attracts butterflies and bees. Average to dry soil. Colorado seed source.

About Milkweed

Milkweed leaves are the only food source of monarch caterpillars. Their flowers are also a great nectar source for the butterflies and bees. You’ll be surprised by the different leaf shapes, fragrances, and flower colors these native milkweed varieties have to offer, from orange to pink to white. Milkweed is
taprooted, so once it’s planted, it’s hard to move.

Pot Size & Price
3.5-in. pot
$4.00
Height
48"
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun Partial Sun
Plant Traits
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Minnesota Native
Poisonous

Other varieties of Milkweed

Asclepias 'Gay Butterflies', mix of yellows and oranges
Photo from Jelitto Perennial Seeds

Gay Butterflies

Asclepias incarnate Ice Ballet, white milkweed flowers
Photo by Ram-man (Derek Ramsey) from the Wikimedia Commons

Ice Ballet

Catalog
N115
Asclepias exaltata, white pendant flower buds
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Poke

Asclepias sullivanti, pink rounded umbel
Photo from Ivy Garth

Sullivant's

Asclepias incarnata, pink flower cluster with Monarch butterfly
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Swamp

Asclepias verticillata, white panicle of flowers
Photo by George F. Mayfield from the Wikimedia Commons

Whorled