PlantsFlowers
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Monarch host that runs through a sunny bed
EasyFlowersAlso Rain GardenRain garden
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Aug; pods later
- How it spreads
- Rhizomes
- What to buy
- Plants, and expect it to travel.
- When to plant
- Plant May or September.
In the design
Different plant from butterfly weed. It will walk. That is the point in a lawn you are retiring, and the problem in a tiny bed.
Handle with care
Sap is milky and irritating. This is not a vegetable.
