Slim Milkweed
Asclepias linearisnative · Central Texas
Slim Milkweed is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 1–2 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms green and white in spring, summer and fall. Good for bees, butterflies and caterpillars.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Spring, Summer, Fall · green, white
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, butterflies and caterpillars
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Southern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesSan Antonio Prairie
34 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.