Whorl-leaf Milkweed

Wildflower garden. This is a small but pretty little plant. Grow it in a moist wildflower garden.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

It may be necessary to re-seed to keep this in the garden. Seed is not generally commercially available. This is the most toxic of the milkweeds and is considered a weed where livestock graze.

Flatwoods

• Showy flowers
• Larval host for the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). Attracts various pollinators.