Woollypod Milkweed
Asclepias eriocarpa
Stout, woolly-leaved milkweed of dry California slopes and an important western monarch host. Cream-pink flower clusters give way to felted seedpods.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- monarch host, larval host, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA
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