Similar to common milkweed, but with hairless foliage; handsome salmon-veined leaves; rounded clusters of purplish pink flowers. Grows in wet prairies. Part of our Monarch Cafe plant tag series.
Native Plant Database
Header Photo: Mervin Wallace
Sullivant’s Milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Native Environment: Prairie
Season of Interest:
Main Color: Pink / Rose
Fall Color:
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Soil
Moisture
Moderate
Nature Attracting
Butterfly, Hummingbird, Pollinators/Beneficial Insects
Wildlife Benefit
Butterfly / Moth Host, Butterfly / Moth Nectar, Food/Pollinators
Animal
Resistance
Deer Resistant
Size
Height:
30 to
42
inches
Spread:
18 to
36
inches
Size
Height: 30 to
42
inches
Spread: 18 to
36
inches
Size
Height: 30 to
42
inches
Spread: 18 to
36
inches
Typical Landscape Use
Naturalized prairie plantings, native gardens, wildflower meadows.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Moderate moisture, full sun. Spreads by underground rhizomes.
Special Features
Special Usage
Fragrant
Basic Description
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