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Milkweed for Monarchs (In the Midwest)
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items A list of plants to add to your garden, porch, or otherwise to bring in pollinators! This list specifically discusses and offers additional resources for Milkweed.
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Milkweed for Monarchs
Milkweed for Monarchs
And other pollinators! But, they are typically known for their association with the monarch butterfly. Below is a list of milkweed species commonly (or slightly rare but still) found in the Midwest. These are linked back to seed retailers that I pers...
Common milkweed, also known as butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a milkweed species with the broadest range, the fastest to establish, and can thrive in a wide variety of habitats. It is a tall and easy-to-iden...
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Butterfly weed is known for its nectar-producing abilities and its bright orange coloration that attracts a range of pollinators. Bushy, typically 1-2 feet in height (but can be taller or shorter), with large, flat-topped clusters of bright-orange fl...
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Whorled Milkweed, also known as eastern whorled milkweed, or horsetail milkweed, this species is one of the more wild-looking ones out there. Single-stemmed, unbranched, narrow, linear leaves are whorled along the stem. The flowers are white bunches ...
Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
Prairie Milkweed, also known as Sullivant's Milkweed or Smooth Milkweed, is often confused with Common Milkweed - to make it even more tricky, they also like to hybridize. The major difference between these plants is in the third common name, the lea...
Prairie/Sullivant's Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii)
Also known as Green Milkweed or Green Antelopehorn, this is also a visually interesting species! A bit shorter, usually, than its sibling species, with alternate leaves and wavy leaf margins, as well as clusters of white-green flowers with rose-to-pu...
Spider Milkweed (Asclepias viridis)
Also known as Green Comet, Green-flowered, and Wand Milkweed, this species is largely found as singular plants out in the wild or in pairs. Leaves are variable in shape, with plants from dry sites having long, narrow leaves and those from moist sites...
Short Green Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora)
The swamp milkweed, also known as rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp, is a showy, pink milkweed species similar to Prairie and Common is a milkweed species, per its name, that prefers wet, partial shade and absolutel...
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
