How to Grow Asclepias syriaca Plants in your Garden
Gardener's HQ Guide to Growing Common Silkweed
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Asclepias syriaca Growing and Care GuideScientific 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: Adenium, Allamanda, Amsonia, Asclepias, Nerium, Pachypodium, Wrightia, Vinca. Miscellaneous: North American native, Invasive, Naturalizing, Attracts butterflies, Fragrant flowers Genus Detail: Asclepias Further Reading and References: Here and Ohio State University Weed Guide
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