Tall Milkweed
Asclepias elata
Tall milkweed is a slender western milkweed of foothill woodland edges and canyons, with white flower clusters. An important monarch and pollinator host across California's interior ranges.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, monarch host, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX
Related native plants
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- Green Antelopehorn (Asclepias viridis)
- Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)