Purple Milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens L. - Milkweed familySize
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Red, Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Monarch); Larval Host (Butterfly); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Purple Milkweed: Danaus plexippus
Native Range
- USA: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.