Sullivan's Milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii
Also known as: Prairie Milkweed
Restoration-favorite milkweed — looks like common milkweed but with smooth (not fuzzy) leaves and more refined garden habit. Monarch host plant. Clump-forming rather than aggressively spreading.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host, monarch host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, WI
Related native plants
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- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Antelope Horns (Asclepias asperula)
- Green Antelopehorn (Asclepias viridis)
- Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)