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Asclepias cordifolia
HEART LEAF MILKWEED
SKU: 304-003D
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Asclepias cordifolia is a species of milkweed commonly called heart-leaf milkweed or purple milkweed (a common name shared with another milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens). It is native to the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon). Heart-leaf milkweed was valued by the Native American Miwok tribe for its stems, which they dried and processed into string and rope.
Heart-leaf milkweed is a perennial that grows to a height of 24", 60cm, with dark red-purple flowers. The large opposite leaves are cordate, or heart-shaped. The plant grows in open or shaded woodland, often on rocky slopes and in mixed coniferous forest. The milkweeds are named for the milky sap which exudes from the plant's stem. It blooms from May to July.
Monarch butterfly caterpillars are commonly found on all the milkweeds, including the heart-leaf milkweed. Even after the caterpillar has metamorphosed into a butterfly, the alkaloids they ingest from the plant are retained in the butterfly, making it unpalatable to predators.
Seeds are very rare and in limited supply!
Type: Perennial
Height: 24", 60cm
Location: Sun or part sun
Hardiness zones: 7-10
Seeds per packet: 3
Asclepias cordifolia is a species of milkweed commonly called heart-leaf milkweed or purple milkweed (a common name shared with another milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens). It is native to the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon). Heart-leaf milkweed was valued by the Native American Miwok tribe for its stems, which they dried and processed into string and rope.
Heart-leaf milkweed is a perennial that grows to a height of 24", 60cm, with dark red-purple flowers. The large opposite leaves are cordate, or heart-shaped. The plant grows in open or shaded woodland, often on rocky slopes and in mixed coniferous forest. The milkweeds are named for the milky sap which exudes from the plant's stem. It blooms from May to July.
Monarch butterfly caterpillars are commonly found on all the milkweeds, including the heart-leaf milkweed. Even after the caterpillar has metamorphosed into a butterfly, the alkaloids they ingest from the plant are retained in the butterfly, making it unpalatable to predators.
Seeds are very rare and in limited supply!
Type: Perennial
Height: 24", 60cm
Location: Sun or part sun
Hardiness zones: 7-10
Seeds per packet: 3
