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Giant Milkweed

$40.00
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Giant Milkweed is non-native fast-growing evergreen shrub that can reach 8-15 feet in height. As a member of the milkweed family, it serves as a host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars and attracts various pollinators including bees and butterflies. It has thick, leathery, silvery-green leaves and produces clusters of waxy, pale lavender or white flowers that bloom year-round. Extremely drought-tolerant once established, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soils. We sometimes carry a white-flowering variety as well.

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Giant Milkweed is non-native fast-growing evergreen shrub that can reach 8-15 feet in height. As a member of the milkweed family, it serves as a host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars and attracts various pollinators including bees and butterflies. It has thick, leathery, silvery-green leaves and produces clusters of waxy, pale lavender or white flowers that bloom year-round. Extremely drought-tolerant once established, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soils. We sometimes carry a white-flowering variety as well.

Calotropsis gigantea

  • Florida-friendly, evergreen, perennial shrub 10’ x 10’

  • Full sun to light shade, dry to average (well-drained) soils

  • Showy, lavender flowers year round

  • Larval food for Monarch and Queen butterflies

  • Hummingbirds nectar from flowers

  • Trim back in late winter or early spring and again in late summer for lush, dense growth