Asclepias viridiflora

Common Names: Green Milkweed, Short Green Milkweed
 
Soil: Dry  Dry-Mesic  
Height: 1 ft - 1.5 ft
Blooming: Jun Jul

Unique flowers do not have hoods, like most native Milkweeds. Not a common species in our area. There is a thin-leaved and wide-leaved form. Both exist in Kalamazoo county, but the thin-leaved form seems more abundant. Very drought tolerant and long-lived.

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