Overview

Common milkweed thrives in dry or medium soils with full to partial sun. It supports a variety of pollinators from monarchs to hummingbirds and much more. Native to much of the U.S., but absent from Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.

Scientific Name

Asclepias syriaca
Common Name
common milkweed
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