Green Comet Milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora
Green comet milkweed bears rounded clusters of subtle green flowers on prairies, glades, and dry barrens. A drought-hardy, well-behaved monarch host for lean soils.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, monarch host, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WY