Queen Butterfly

Eastwood’s Milkweed (Asclepias eastwoodiana) is a herbaceous perennial that is native and rare in the state of Nevada in the United States. This plant is… 

Cutler’s Milkweed (Asclepias cutleri) is a herbaceous perennial that is native and rare in the southwestern United States. This plant is a host to the… 

Curtiss’s Milkweed (Asclepias curtissii) is a herbaceous perennial that is native and endemic to the state of Florida in the United States. This plant is… 

s Michaux’s Milkweed (Asclepias michauxii) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the southeastern United States. This plant is a host to the Queen… 

Wheel Milkweed (Asclepias uncialis) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the south-central and southwest United States. This plant is a host to the… 

Texas Milkweed (Asclepias texana) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the state of Texas in the United States and adjacent Mexico. This plant is a host to the Queen (Danaus gilippus) and Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterflies. Growing from 8″ to 3 feet tall, this species has white flowers that bloom from May to August. It is hardy in zone 6.

Long-hood Milkweed (Asclepias macrotis) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the south-central and southwestern United States. This plant is a host to the… 

Horsetail Milkweed (Asclepias subverticillata) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the south-central and southwestern United States. This plant is a host to the Queen (Danaus gilippus) and Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterflies. Growing from 0.5 to 4 feet tall, this species has white to greenish-white colored flowers, sometimes with some purple that bloom from June to August. It is hardy in zones 5-8.

Sperry’s Milkweed (Asclepias sperryi) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the state of Texas in the United States and adjacent Mexico. This plant… 

Aquatic Milkweed (Asclepias perennis) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the south-central and southeastern United States. This plant is a host to the…