Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)

grows 2-3 ft. tall

grows in full sun

prefers dry to medium soils

blooms pink and white from May-August

natural habitat: fields, open woods, waste areas, roadsides and along railroad tracks

host plant for Monarch and Queen butterflies

resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)

deer resistant

companion plants: Crocosmia (Montbretia), Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker), Anthemis tinctoria (Golden Marguerite),