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Asclepias tomentosa
Also called Velvetleaf Milkweed, Velvet Leaf Milkweed
Tuba milkweed is a native Florida perennial in the milkweed family, found in scrub and sandhill habitats and valued as a host plant for monarch and related butterflies. It is grown in full sun with dry, well-drained soil.
Asclepias tomentosa (common names include velvet milkweed, velvetleaf milkweed, and tuba milkweed) is a flowering plant in the milkweed family. It is indigenous to parts of Florida, Texas, and some southeastern states in the United States. It is a perennial dicot.
Asclepias tormentosa grows in scrub, sandhill, xeric hammock edges, and scrubby flatwoods habitats. It provides nectar that feeds various species and is a larval host plant for monach (Danaus plexippus) , queen (Danaus gilippus) and soldier (Danaus eresimus) butterflies.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asclepias tomentosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
