Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and ...

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), the most widespread milkweed east of the Rocky Mountains, can colonize disturbed sites. But most of the more than 90 recognized North American species have a ...

Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) Common milkweed is a deciduous, native, herbaceous perennial wildflower. It grows in average, well-drained soils in full sun but can tolerate poor or dry soils.

Milkweed, the common name of the genus Asclepias, is an incredibly popular and diverse native plant that grows across the United States, from the Northeast to the Great Lakes to the Southwest. If ...

Milkweed can grow in a wide variety of environments from roadsides and abandoned lots to the edge of fields, meadows, and ...

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...

Asclepias syriaca, or common milkweed, is the species that cities most commonly target. This species spreads not just through its seeds, but also through underground runners.

There are several species of milkweed, all within the genus Asclepias. You may already be familiar with these plants: most of them have white, milky sap that flows freely when you break off a leaf.

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) grows 3-5 feet tall and has oval-shaped leaves about 6-8 inches long. From June to August, Common Milkweed has clusters of very fragrant pinkish blossoms.

As I crisscross the county this summer to share environmental experiences with students, I can’t help but notice all of the ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and South ...