SITE

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