Asclepias syriaca
Support monarch butterflies and plant this beautiful eastern milkweed, Asclepias syriaca.
Description:
Asclepias syriaca is an eastern North American classic best known as a food source for larval monarch butterflies. It is a stoloniferous (spreading) perennial with thick, leather leaves and intriguing clusters of fragrant pink flowers in summer. Interesting seed pods open to reveal silky white seeds. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Common Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae (The Milkweed Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Fields, open woods, roadsides, railroads, waste ground.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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