Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Asclepias syriaca
Family: (Apocynaceae)
(P) to 5′. Common Milkweed. Eastern North America. The familiar pale pink flowering version of the butterfly-luring milkweed. The ribbed, hairy pods are attractive, rattle in the wind and resemble Okra pods. Essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Vigorously spreading roots to the point of being invasive but a “must have” for any wild garden. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T1
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