Showy Milkweed Size:1 Gallon is a delightful native plant

is a delightful native plant found on rocky slopes and in open woodlands stretching from Utah and Colorado to Arizona

During drought conditions

tubular flowers appear on the bare branches

and can freeze out in harsh winters

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Showy Milkweed Size:1 Gallon is a delightful native plantAsclepias speciosa Used by many tribes for making everything from rope to cloth to medicine this beautiful milkweed has a very interesting ethnobotanical history. Though once common, it was targeted for eradication because of it's perceived toxicity to livestock. This same toxicity is critical for the survival of monarch butterflies, it is now clear that the survival of both species are tied together. Share in the history & future by planting these