Asclepias angustifolia Sonoita 9b hummingbird-preferred flowers

hummingbird-preferred flowers

The dainty thalictrum-like foliage makes a small 6" tall x 6" wide deer-resistant clump

Hosta 'Christmas Candy' is amazingly sun-tolerant as long as the soil is moist

but the verdict is still out

Asclepias angustifolia Sonoita 9b hummingbird-preferred flowersAsclepias angustifolia is a truly superb garden plant, that is virtually unknown outside its native range in southern Arizona and adjacent Mexico, where it can be found between 4,000' and 7,000' elevation. Narrow leaf milkweed forms a tight clump of upright stalks that create a 2' tall x 2' wide garden specimen. The stalks are clothed with amsonia like foliage, and topped from May through September (NC) with terminal clusters of flowers that emerge as