Common Milkweed Plant Seeds. The extremely fragrant blooms attract and benefit many pollinators. There is a milkweed variety for every landscape.
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Any species in the milkweed family will do but the easiest to grow is the common milkweed asclepias syriaca. The extremely fragrant blooms attract and benefit many pollinators. When where to plant milkweed.
Plant milkweed it s the sole food source for monarch caterpillars and is attractive to many pollinators for its nectar rich flowers.
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. Both seedlings and cuttings will usually bloom in their second year although cuttings will occasionally bloom during their first year. Young milkweed plants need plenty of diffuse light as they grow plant in full sun locations. The extremely fragrant blooms attract and benefit many pollinators.
