$10.95
Common Milkweed
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Bloom Period: |
June – August |
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Light: |
Sun |
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Water: |
Medium – Dry |
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Size: |
Height 48 – 60” Width 36 – 60” |
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Zone: |
3 – 9 |
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Patent: |
None |
Drooping domed clusters of fragrant, pinkish-purple flowers throughout summer. Stout upright stems with thick, pale green, pink-veined leaves. An excellent choice for a native meadow or large wild garden; spreads both by rhizomes and re-seeding. Missouri native that is one of the principal host milkweeds for Monarch caterpillars in the Midwest. Also attracts bees and other butterflies; deer resistant.