Asclepias eriocarpa

$7.30

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Woollypod milkweed

Woollypod milkweed is a winter dormant perennial that can grow up to 3′ tall.

This milkweed is one 15 milkweeds native to California. Its cluster of cream with purple tinged flowers appear from May – October. The large densely hairy leaves provide food for the larval stage of the Monarch butterfly. The alkaloids associated with this milkweed and other milkweeds give the monarch and other butterflies that feed on it protection from predators.

It is very drought tolerant so plant it in full sun and will do best with very little summer water

Lifeform: Perennial

Sun: Full Sun

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant

 

Container

D-16-O, D-16

Ecological Value

Milkweeds are the required host plants for caterpillars of the monarch butterfly. They also provide nectar to a large range of other pollinators and hummingbirds

Historical Uses

This plant is a source of fiber and medicine by several California indigenous groups now known as the Ohlone.

Distribution

Asclepias eriocarpa is native to California and adjacent parts of Nevada and Baja California

Elevation

Between 650 to 6,250 feet

Habitat

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