Asclepias Syriaca Plant. Common milkweed asclepias syriaca is a native herbaceous perennial whose main virtue is its appeal to butterflies especially the monarch which deposits its eggs on the milkweed when the caterpillars hatch they feed on the leaves of milkweed. I first planted asclepias syriaca a few plants from a native plant sale a few years ago.
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Asclepias syriaca common milkweed this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below this plant may be known by one or more common names in different places and some are listed above. Nearly all of them are native in north america but one species asclepias curassavica was. Related plants numerous other asclepias species co occur in most of this species range.
Common milkweed asclepias syriaca milkweed family asclepiadaceae description.
Common milkweed is especially common in areas with a history of disturbance and plants are abundant along roadways and drives where the grass isn t mown or sprayed. Nearly all of them are native in north america but one species asclepias curassavica was. The extremely fragrant blooms attract and benefit many pollinators. Common milkweed asclepias syriaca is the plant that comes to mind for many of us when we hear the word milkweed this plant thrives in almost any well drained soil and produces a profusion of lavender to pink flowers in midsummer.
