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🌿 Pleurisy Root

Asclepias tuberosa
medicinal_herbs Perennial Apocynaceae
Pleurisy Root plant photo
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Low
🗺️ Zones
3-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, sandy
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
18-24 in
📐 Height
24-36 in
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Echinacea
Both native medicinal perennials for dry soil
🤝 Yarrow
Prairie natives with similar growing conditions

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Brilliant orange flowers (butterfly weed). Monarch host plant. Clump-forming non-aggressive milkweed.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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