05/15/2025
Redring Milkweed (Asclepias variegata )
Redring milkweed is a species of moist to dry shaded roadsides, woodland, savanna and open forest. It tends to grow in light to moderate shade, but tolerates full sun.
This milkweed like most milkweeds produces copious amounts of nectar and is an important pollinator plant. The flowers have a sweet odor. Bees, wasps, butterflies, flies, and ants can be seen on its flowers. The plant tends to grow in low densities and in some shade and this may make it harder for monarchs to find it.
