Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Fewflower milkweed flags wet meadows and marsh edges of the Southeast with vivid red-orange flowers atop tall slender stems. A striking monarch host and hummingbird draw for rain gardens.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- red, orange
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, monarch host, larval host, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, SC, TX