Sold in a 1 gallon container.
Mature size: 3-4’ H x 2’ W
Sun exposure: Full sun
Soil: Sandy, well-draining
Water use: Low
Cold hardy to: 10 degrees F
Flowers: White to cream in spring and summer
Native to: California, AZ, UT, Baja California
Elevation: Up to 6,300’
Desert milkweed is a perennial plant that appears occasionally along roadsides, ditches, and washes throughout the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Desert milkweed has broad leaves that emerge from the ground in late winter, giving rise to tall stalks topped with large flower heads. Flowers are off-white to pale yellow and attract numerous pollinators, including tarantula hawk wasps, native bees, and butterflies. Plants produce large seed pods in mid- to late-summer, after which plants go dormant until late winter.
Sold in a 1 gallon container.
Mature size: 3-4’ H x 2’ W
Sun exposure: Full sun
Soil: Sandy, well-draining
Water use: Low
Cold hardy to: 10 degrees F
Flowers: White to cream in spring and summer
Native to: California, AZ, UT, Baja California
Elevation: Up to 6,300’
Desert milkweed is a perennial plant that appears occasionally along roadsides, ditches, and washes throughout the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Desert milkweed has broad leaves that emerge from the ground in late winter, giving rise to tall stalks topped with large flower heads. Flowers are off-white to pale yellow and attract numerous pollinators, including tarantula hawk wasps, native bees, and butterflies. Plants produce large seed pods in mid- to late-summer, after which plants go dormant until late winter.
