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Mini Swan Milkweed

Mini Swan Milkweed

ASCLEPIAS fruticosus

  • Full Sun (6+ hrs) and Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Moderate drought resistance
  • Bushy
  • Ships as a 4"plant
  • Over 24"
  • 2'–4'
Regular price $10.99
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Mini Swan Milkweed arrives as a live 4-inch plant and grows into an airy upright shrub hung with cream-green milkweed flowers, each cluster giving way to a pale inflated pod shaped uncannily like a swan's neck.

Gomphocarpus fruticosus, long listed as Asclepias fruticosa, earns its keep in a wildlife border, where open stems let it stand among other flowering plants without crowding them. Pollinators work the flowers from summer into fall, and the pods make bold, strange material for a cut arrangement. Give it full sun to light shade and well-drained soil, then wear gloves when you prune — the milky sap and bristly pods are best kept away from curious hands and pets.

Fun fact: The nickname Cotton Bush comes from what is inside those pods: seeds attached to a mass of silky floss that catches the wind and sails off the moment the pod splits.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Water: Keep moist
  • Mature Size: 2'–4' tall × over 24" wide
  • Bloom Season: Summer, Fall
  • Fruiting Season: Fall
  • Lifespan: Perennial in zones 8–11 — grown as an annual in colder zones
  • Hardiness Zones: 8–11
  • Attracts: Bees & butterflies

It ships as an established plant and arrives healthy — or we replace it free.

We use expedited shipping policies to protect plant health and minimize plant stress in transit.  All plants are in transit for only 1-3 days. (This does not guarantee 3-day delivery as orders are not always packed and sent out on the day of your order.) We send out deliveries on a weekly schedule to ensure quick transit times, so your order may not be packaged and shipped until later in the week. For instance, we may hold shipments to avoid weekend delays that keep plants in transit for longer.

All packaging includes eco-friendly material and our shipping methods are tested regularly to ensure plants arrive healthy upon arrival.

Additionally, any delays or damages in shipping are covered by our Healthy Plant Guarantee.

If you're plants arrived damaged, we will happily replace them for free!

Please contact us, send a picture, and detail any damage, so that we can continue to improve our shipping process and make sure you receive the healthy plants you paid for.

Mature Height is 2'–4'

Mature Spread is Over 24"

Watering: Keep moist

Blooms in:

  • Summer
  • Fall

Special Features:

  • Cut flowers