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A volunteer common milkweed started me on my native obsession. It has since taken me years to locate all the seeds for all the different native milkweeds that grow in VA. It has taken even longer to get them all growing and flowering. I have seen all but one flower, which will happen next year, now that I've moved some from the rabbits. I hope you enjoy the pictures and variety as much as I do

1- Asclepias lanceolata, fewflower milkweed

2- Asclepias purpurascens, purple milkweed

3- Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly milkweed

4- Asclepias quadrifolia, fourleaf milkweed

5- Asclepias exaltata, poke milkweed

6- Asclepias variegata, redring milkweed

7- Asclepias longifolia var. longifolia, longleaf milkweed

8- Asclepias viridiflora, green comet milkweed

9- Asclepias rubra, red milkweed

10- Asclepias verticillata, whorled milkweed

11- Asclepias syriaca, common milkweed

12- Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed

13- Asclepias amplexicaulis, clasping milkweed

First time growing this milkweed to flower. The blooms are beautiful and after opening for two days, they are always dripping with nectar. I dont recall seeing this on any of the other milkweeds I grow

1. Asclepias variegata

2. Asclepias quadrifolia

3. Asclepias exaltata

4. Asclepias tuberosa

5. Asclepias syriaca

Finally got some rain this week and everything wants to start blooming now.

You can always tell the shade loving milkweeds because they bloom so early. Asclepias quadrifolia, exaltata, and variegata all close to blooming in my VA gardens