How to Grow Asclepias syriaca Plants in your Garden

Asclepias syriaca Growing and Care Guide

• Scientific Name: Asclepias syriaca
• Common Name: Common milkweed, Butterfly flower, Silkweed, Silky swallow-wort, Virginia silkweed, Common silkweed
• Growing Zone: USA: 3 to 8
• Life Cycle / Plant Type: Perennial

Plant Details

• Plant Height (Inches): 36 to 60
• Plant Spread (Inches): 12 to 36
• Time of Bloom: Summer
• Flower Details: Pink
• Leaf Foliage: Green
• Fruit:
• Growth Form: Upright / erect

Ideal Growing Conditions

• Best Light Conditions: Full sunlight
• Rate of Growth: Average pace
• Suitable Soil Types: Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Well drained
• Soil Moisture: Moist

Caring Conditions

• Care:
• Level of Maintenance: Low
• Propagation: Seeds
• How to Prune: Not usually required
• Pests:
• Diseases:

Further Information

• Can Attract: Butterflies
• Tolerant of: Deer, Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil
• Best Garden Use:
• Family: Apocynaceae
• Closely Related Species:
• Miscellaneous: North American native, Invasive, Naturalizing, Attracts butterflies, Fragrant flowers
• Genus Detail: Asclepias
• Further Reading and References: Here and Ohio State University Weed Guide