Pink Milkweed Plant. Mulch can help conserve water. Common milkweed plants grow to about 2 to 4 feet in height with a thin vertical growth habit.
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. Common milkweed plants grow to about 2 to 4 feet in height with a thin vertical growth habit. Its showy pink flowers are slightly fragrant.
Its showy pink flowers are slightly fragrant.
Out of stock for 2020. 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. They are born in compact terminal or axillary umbels individual flowers have reflexed corollas and an upright corona a characteristic typical of milkweed flowers. Swamp milkweed is an erect herbaceous perennial wildflower.