perennial flower
Common milkweed
Great for wilder edges where spreading is welcome.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a-9b
- Sun
- full
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Water
- low
- Goals
- Pollinators & wildlife, Curb appeal & color, Low-maintenance natives
Harvest & Use
fragrant summer bloom
Useful search phrase: common milkweed plants.
Plant Relationships
Plant guild Medium
Repeated pollinator-friendly blooms work better as a patch than as isolated one-off plants.