Asclepias pumila | Low Milkweed | Plains Milk Weed | 10_Seeds Queen

Asclepias pumila | Low Milkweed | Plains Milk Weed | 10_Seeds QueenThis is Asclepias pumila, also known as Low Milkweed, and Plains Milkweed. This highly versatile plant is edible and the fiber is very useful in making cloth, string, paper, oil, wicks, gum, latex and stuffing. Growing to just over a foot high, this plant blooms from July to August. It likes to be planted in full sun or partial shade, and in well draining soil. Unripened flower buds can be cooked and eaten. The taste is similar to peas. The flower

These seeds are from Aristolochia coryi

Gray Hairstreak

The bloom is a beak with a green background and speckled purplish brown foreground

This vine likes to have at least some light shade and does just fine in full shade

Although this plant is very popular with the birds

This climbing vine will grow up to 40 feet hight if it has something to climb

It enjoys living in full sun all the way down to light shade

and in well draining soil

These seeds are from Passiflora adulterina

Passionvine

Growing to a length of about 20 feet

Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch