Green Comet Milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora
Green comet milkweed bears rounded clusters of subtle green flowers on prairies, glades, and dry barrens. A drought-hardy, well-behaved monarch host for lean soils.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, monarch host, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY
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- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Green Antelopehorn (Asclepias viridis)
- Antelope Horns (Asclepias asperula)
- Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)