Where to Buy Milkweed

Upcoming 2024 Plant Sales

Plant Nurseries by State Selling Milkweed (Asclepias)

In response to demand, we are providing a list of plant nurseries in the Southwest that carry milkweed. Please always call first to verify it is in stock as supplies may vary seasonally and frequently sell out during peak planting seasons. Please email info@swmonarchs.org with additional plant sales or nurseries around the Southwest so we can keep everyone aware of where to find milkweed locally.

Some nurseries sell plants treated with topical or systemic insecticides—be sure to ask! Remember monarchs are insects and insecticides are harmful—don’t buy them!

Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Desert Milkweed (Asclepias subulata)

Pineleaf Milkweed (Asclepias linaria)

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) with Caterpillar

Horsetail Milkweed (Asclepias subverticillata)

Buckeye

Jackrabbit Nursery

Buckeye: (623) 386-4700

facebook.com/Jackrabbit-Nursery

Asclepias subulata

Cave Creek

Black Mountain Nursery

Cave Creek: (480) 448-6548

Asclepias subulata

Cottonwood

Verde River Growers

Cottonwood: (928) 639-0122

http://www.verderivergrowers.com

Asclepias linaria, A. tuberosa

Flagstaff

Native Plant and Seed

Flagstaff: (928) 773-9406

http://www.nativeplantandseed.com

Plants: Asclepias tuberosa and Asclepias asperula

Seeds: Asclepias tuberosa, A. speciosa and A. subverticillata

Patagonia

Borderlands Restoration

Patagonia: (520) 882-8202

Asclepias subulata, A. angustifolia, A. tuberosa, A. asperula & other species

Ascelpias asperula

Phoenix Area

A&P Nurseries

Gilbert: (480) 892-7939

Mesa: (480) 839-5362

http://www.apnursery.com/contact.htm

Asclepias subulata

Arizona Cactus Sales

Chandler: (480) 963-1061

https://www.arizonacactussales.com/

Asclepias subulata

Cactus Store

Phoenix: (602) 305-9275

http://www.cactusstore.com/

Seeds: Asclepias tuberosa, A. speciosa, A. incarnata

Desert Horizon Nursery

Queen Creek: (480) 987-3308

http://www.deserthorizonnursery.com/

Asclepias erosa

Moon Valley Nurseries

Eight locations in the greater Phoenix area.

Phone numbers on web link.

http://www.moonvalleynurseries.com

Asclepias subulata

Summer Winds Nursery

Four stores in Phoenix/Mesa. Phone numbers on web link

http://www.summerwindsaz.com

Asclepias subulata

Treeland Nurseries

Mesa: (480) 497-2525

http://www.treeland.com

Asclepias subulata

Whitfill Nursery

Three stores in Phoenix and Gilbert. Phone numbers on web link

http://www.whitfillnursery.com

Asclepias subulata

Prescott Area

Mortimer Nursery

Prescott: (928) 776-8000

http://mortimer-nursery.com

Asclepias incarnate & others

Native Garden

Prescott: (928) 237-5560

http://nativegardenprescott.com

Seeds/plants Asclepias speciosa, A. tuberosa

Prescott Valley Nursery

Prescott Valley: (928) 772-0878

www.prescottvalleynursery.com

Plants Asclepias tuberosa, A. incarnata

Seeds Asclepias asperula

Terrior Seeds

Chino Valley: (888) 878-5247

http://www.underwoodgardens.com

Seeds only: Asclepias asperula

Safford

The Gila Native Plant Nursery

Contact: steve.plath@gwpaz.org

http://www.gwpaz.org/nursery

Asclepias subulata, A. angustifolia and Funastrum cynanchoides

Superior

Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Superior: (520) 689-2723

Asclepias linaria (more species at seasonal plant sales)

Tucson Area

Civano Nursery

Tucson: (520) 546-9200

http://www.civanonursery.net

Asclepias subulata

Desert Survivors

Tucson: (520) 791-9309

http://www.desertsurvivors.org

Several Asclepias species

Spadefoot Nursery

Tucson: (520) 909-3619

https://www.spadefootnursery.com

Tohono Chul

7366 North Paseo del Norte

Tucson: (520) 742-6455

http://www.tohonochulpark.org/

Asclepias angustifolia, A. linaria and A. subulata

Mesquite Valley Growers

Tucson: (520) 721-8600

Asclepias subulata, A. angustifolia, A. tuberosa, A. linaria, A. asperula

Native Seed SEARCH

3584 E. River Road

Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 622-0830

http://nativeseeds.org

Asclepias and nectar seeds

Wildlands Restoration

2946 N. Castro Ave.

Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 882-0969

https://www.wrv.org/

Asclepias and nectar seeds

Mail order

Luca Micaela Nursery

Vista, CA: (760) 410-8640

http://www.landmnursery.com

Asclepias tuberosa, A. erosa, A. eriocarpa, A. speciosa, A. fascicularis & more

http://www.landmnursery.com

Asclepias tuberosa, A. erosa, A. eriocarpa, A. speciosa, A. fascicularis & more

http://nvmonarchs.org/

Asclepias fascicularis, A. speciosa

Carson City

Washoe State Nursery

Carson City: (775) 849-0213

http://forestry.nv.gov/ndf-state-forest-nurseries/washoe-state-tree-nursery/

Asclepias fascicularis, A. speciosa

(Planning Asclepias tuberosa, A. cordifolia in the future)

Gardnerville

Comstock Seed

Gardnerville: (775) 265-0090

http://www.comstockseed.com/

Seeds: Asclepias fascicularis, A. speciosa

Las Vegas

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE)

Master Gardener Program

8050 Paradise Rd # 105, Las Vegas, NV 89123

Las Vegas: (702) 257-555

https://www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/mastergardener/southern/

Free native milkweed seeds for residential and public purposes: Asclepas subulata, A. erosa, A. speciosa

Note: On site pick up only during Master Gardener office hours

Mail order

Luca Micaela Nursery

Vista, CA: (760) 410-8640

http://www.landmnursery.com

Asclepias tuberosa, A. erosa, A. eriocarpa, A. speciosa, A. fascicularis & more

https://plantsofthesouthwest.com/

A. tuberosa, A. speciosa & more coming soon

(See website for mail order)

Silver City

Lone Mountain Natives

Silver City: (575) 538-4345

http://www.lonemountainnatives.com

A. tuberosa, A. subverticillata, A. speciosa

https://www.progressiveplants.com/

Salt Lake City

Growing Empire

Salt Lake City: (801) 685-7099

http://growingempire.net/

Salt Lake City

Western Gardens

Salt Lake City: (801) 364-7871

https://westerngardens.com/

West Jordan

Glover Nursery

West Jordan: (801) 562-5496

https://glovernursery.com/

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