California Native Plants07 Aug 2012 08:20 am
Also known as Rush Milkweed, or Ajamente.
Asclepias subulata
Native throughout the Sonoran Desert of California, Nevada, Arizona and well into Mexico too. Fairly cold hardy, they will grow 3 to 5 ft. tall.
The flowers are spectacular, the leaves are tiny, and generally they look like bare stems. Hence, we’ve had these plants for a year and nobody has bought them up. Will you take a chance on one?
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August 7th, 2012 at 11:41 am
Love the bloom! Do you know if they are a Monarch butterfly host plant, like other Asclepias?
August 7th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
I would assume not since they don’t have any real leaves for the caterpillars to munch on. We do find the monarchs on our other Asclepias though.
August 7th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Ugh, that was pretty obvious, wasn’t it -sorry! Cool plant though, if they’re still around the next time I come by I’ll definitely give it a chance.