Dry Soil Milkweed Seeds

Grow dry soil milkweed seeds for sunny, well-drained sites where water is scarce. This selection includes butterfly milkweed, whorled milkweed, narrowleaf milkweed, and western sand milkweed. Deep roots help these natives tolerate heat, drought, and poor or sandy soils once established. They are excellent choices for prairies, xeriscapes, and low-maintenance pollinator beds.

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  • Made for sunny, well-drained sites where water is scarce
  • Deep roots tolerate heat, drought, and sandy soil once established
  • Great for prairies, xeriscapes, and low-maintenance pollinator beds
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  • Butterfly Milkweed plant

    Butterfly, Milkweed Seed & Roots

    Butterfly, Milkweed Seed & Roots
    The Butterfly Asclepias is sun-loving, easy to grow and blooms brilliant, vibrant orange colored blooms that will attract may pollinators to the garden. This stunning variety and can reach 2-3' feet tall. Sow in early January for first year blooms.
    $3.50 $2,308.75
  • Whorled Milkweed plant

    Whorled, Milkweed Seed

    Whorled, Milkweed Seed
    The Whorled Asclepias is a beautiful brilliant white flower that will grow anywhere and bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love it! This Butterfly Weed variety is native to the Midwest but can grow almost anywhere is the USA and provides nectar to many pollinators. This easy to grow, attractive perennial blooms mid to late summer and will spread easily without thinning.
    $5.40 $1,288.00
  • Narrowleaf, Milkweed Seeds

    Narrowleaf, Milkweed Seed

    Narrowleaf, Milkweed Seed
    Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) is a western North American perennial with narrow leaves and rounded clusters of pale pink flowers. It thrives in full sun and dry, well-drained soil and is well suited to native meadows and pollinator plantings. The foliage serves as a monarch caterpillar host, while the flowers provide nectar for bees and butterflies. Mature plants typically reach about 3 to 4 feet tall.
    $5.25 $1,338.75
  • Western Sand Milkweed plant

    Western Sand, Milkweed Seed

    Western Sand, Milkweed Seed
    Western Sand Milkweed (Asclepias arenaria), also known as Sandhill Milkweed or Dwarf Milkweed, is a hardy, drought-tolerant species native to the sandy plains and prairies of the central and southwestern United States, where it has long supported pollinators and played a role in Indigenous plant knowledge. This milkweed forms upright stems with soft, velvety, blue-green leaves and produces clusters of pale greenish-white flowers that are highly attractive to monarchs, bees, and other beneficial insects.
    $5.35 $2,423.50