🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Milkweed (Common)
Asclepias syriaca
native_plants
Perennial
Apocynaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Low to Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, adaptable
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
18-24 in
📐 Height
36-60 in
🤝 Companions (4)
🤝 Black-Eyed Susan
Butterfly meadow companions
🤝 Echinacea
Pollinator powerhouse pairing
🤝 Goldenrod
Native meadow companions for pollinators
🤝 Purple Coneflower
Butterfly garden powerhouses together
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
THE monarch butterfly host plant. Fragrant pink flower balls. Seed fluff was used as life jacket filling in WWII. Spreads aggressively by rhizomes.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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