Asclepias amplexicaulis

Common Name
Clasping milkweed
Sand milkweed
Blunt-leaved milkweed
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Width (ft)
2.0 - 3.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Photographer: Maeve and Joey Coker
Licensed under: CC BY-NC 4.0
Original photo: Original photo

Photographer: Maeve and Joey Coker
Licensed under: CC BY-NC 4.0
Original photo: Original photo

Additional Info

Dry acidic forests, sandy woodlands, clearings, old fields, and roadsides. Frequent in the coastal Plain and piedmont; infrequent in the mountains.

Wildlife Value: A larval host plant for the monarch butterfly.

Flower Color
Pink
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Bloom Month
May
June
July
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
Soil Texture
Sandy
Shallow rocky
Pollinators
Bees
Butterfiles
Monarchs
Number of Lepidotera Species Genus Supports
12
Earth Sangha Inventory

Founded in 1997, the Earth Sangha is a nonprofit public charity based in the Washington, DC, region. The Wild Plant Nursery is the most comprehensive source of local-ecotype, native plants in the Washington DC region, and the region’s only facility dedicated exclusively to this type of propagation. “Local-ecotype” plants are propagated from local, wild, naturally-occurring populations and are well-adapted to local conditions and for wildlife species that depend on the local forms, such as pollinators. Inventory is updated on a weekly basis so number may not be accurate.

Pots Available Plugs Available Location Notes
0 Row C

Coming Spring 2025

View My Wishlist
Nurseries that may carry live plant