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Care Guide for Common Milkweed
Sun: Full to partial
Moisture: Medium to dry
Height: 3-5’
Spacing: 2-3’
Bloom: June-Aug
Perennial Zones 3-8
Listed as a Keystone Plant by the National Wildlife Federation
Host plant to 12 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars native to the Greater Cincinnati area
Drought tolerant
Attracts birds, bees, & butterflies
Feeds monarch butterfly caterpillars
Seeds require a 30-day cold stratification to germinate
Compared to foreign plants, native plants:
Require less maintenance
Use less water
Are more beneficial to native wildlife
Sequester more atmospheric carbon (that means they help fight climate change!)
Native range of Asclepias syriaca
We never use synthetic chemicals to grow our plants like pesticides or nitrogen fertilizers.
That means our plants won’t harm insects, the soil, or you.
We fertilize our plants naturally with vermicompost, compost extract, and mycorrhizal inoculant.
All of our plants are potted in reused containers to reduce plastic waste.
We ask that you repurpose or recycle the container when you’re done with it. We’ll gladly take them back from you!
