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Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

  • Feeds pollinators
  • Toxic if eaten
Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

orange, gold

What actually matters with this one

The only food plant monarch caterpillars will accept. Chewed leaves are the point, not a problem.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Zones 4-9
Height
75 cm
Flowers
June to August
Difficulty
easy

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.