Asclepias purpurascens (Purple Milkweed) Size:32 Plug Flat California

California

violet-blue flowers that bloom throughout the growing season

full to part sun

woodland ecosystems rely on wildflowers

Pollinators also get a kick out of this early season flower

Asclepias purpurascens (Purple Milkweed) Size:32 Plug Flat CaliforniaMonarch Butterflies are fully and exclusively dependent upon milkweeds for laying eggs and for larva food source and they can nectar. These plants were once so plentiful they were literally called weeds because they were problematic in agricultural fields. However, that's no longer the case with regular Glyphosate treatments to agricultural fields wiping out all "weeds". With fragmentation, global climate change, pollution, and other threats this is a