{"product_id":"tall-green-milkweed-asclepias-hirtella","title":"Tall Green Milkweed | Asclepias hirtella","description":"\u003cp\u003e🌿 Ships well rooted in a 3.5 x 5 inch deep pot. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere most milkweeds go wide and bold, tall green milkweed goes tall and refined. Slender, unbranched stems rise to 4 feet with narrow, alternate leaves, unusual for milkweeds which typically have opposite leaves, giving the whole plant a clean, airy, almost grass-like profile that integrates beautifully into prairie plantings and native meadows without competing for visual dominance. The flowers make up for their subtle greenish-white color in sheer abundance: each stem carries 2 to 10 globe-shaped umbels, each packed with 30 to 100 individual blossoms, making it one of the most prolific-blooming milkweeds by flower count. Bees are the primary pollinators, with honeybees, bumblebees, and leaf-cutting bees working it heavily, and Monarch caterpillars feast on the long lance-shaped foliage through the heart of summer when the plant's ample leaves are at their peak. Dramatic elongated seed pods follow in late summer, splitting to release silky-tufted seeds on the breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt thrives in full sun, dry to medium-moist well-drained soil, and handles sandy and gravelly conditions with ease. Like all milkweeds, it develops a deep taproot, so get it in the ground promptly and give it a season to establish before expecting peak performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌿 Latin Name: Asclepias hirtella\u003cbr\u003e🌞 Light: Full sun; tolerates part shade\u003cbr\u003e🌱 Soil: Well-drained, dry to medium; sandy, gravelly, or loamy soils; no wet feet\u003cbr\u003e💧 Water: Drought-tolerant once established; deep taproot\u003cbr\u003e📏 Mature Size: 3 to 4 ft tall; slender, upright habit\u003cbr\u003e🌸 Bloom Time: Midsummer (June to August)\u003cbr\u003e🗺️ Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9\u003cbr\u003e🦋 Wildlife Value: Larval host for Monarch butterflies; Xerces Society special value to native bees, bumble bees, and honey bees; attracts butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds; deer resistant\u003cbr\u003e⚠️ Planting note: Deep taproot; plant in ground promptly after receiving; allow one full season to establish\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Earth Nursery","offers":[{"title":"3.5\" x 5\" pot","offer_id":43138014609479,"sku":null,"price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/5058\/5415\/files\/1_ea81a397-c578-4eb1-8f3e-8dc04c1acbb0.png?v=1787858219","url":"https:\/\/newearthnursery.com\/products\/tall-green-milkweed-asclepias-hirtella","provider":"New Earth Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}