Aquatic Milkweed

Asclepias perennis Walter - Milkweed family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 32 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Monarch); Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Aquatic Milkweed: Danaus plexippus

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.