Asclepias syriaca
Botanical Name
Asclepias syriaca
Hardiness
Zones 3 to 9
Height
3 to 5 feet
Width
8 to 12 inches
Flowers
Summer: pink, white, lavender
Light
Full sun
Soil
Well-drained
Planting and Care
Does well in poor, droughty soils. Speads by rhizomes and will self seed. Dried seedpods are attractive in cutflower arrangements. Common milkweed is an important host plant to the monarch butterfly.
Problems
Can be weedy