Asclepias syriaca
Common Milkweed

• Common milkweed is often considered too aggressive for small home gardens.

• It can grow up to 5 feet tall and prefers full sun and well-drained soil.

• It produces pink or white flowers in summer, followed by long green seed pods that crack open in fall to release silky fluff.

• Milkweed is the only food source for monarch caterpillars.

• Drought tolerant and deer resistant.