Common Milkweed
- 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 & 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
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