This perennial has slender erect stems with horizontally radiating foliage that forms a bushy habit. It has narrow linear grey green leaves and the whitish pink star-shaped flowers appear in a terminal dense-rounded cluster throughout summer.

Hardiness zones 7 to 10

Asclepias fascicularisis a naturally found in North America from south-west Washington to Idaho, California, Oregon and extending to Baja California growing on the edges of rivers or creeks and in chaparral, evergreen woodlands and yellow pine forests.

It prefers an open sunny to expose position and grows in most well-drained sandy clay soils with a pH of 6-8 tolerating seasonal inundation and is very drought and frost tolerant.

The Narrow-leaf Milkweed is grown for its flowers and its drought hardness. It is planted small or native gardens or in patio pots and planter boxes tolerating arid conditions. It is suitable for coastal, valley or low mountain regions establishing in 2-3 years but may be short lived. This tough perennial requires little care once established and is suitable for commercial sites.ID 3635

Asclepias (as-KLEE-pee-us) fascicularis (fah-SHEE-koo-LAH-ris)

Asclepiadaceae (ass-kle-pee-ad-AY-see-ee)