Flat contains: 32 plugs
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed grows in sandy, clayey, or rocky calcareous soils. It is recommended that you plant common milkweed in well-drained soil. Within its range it can be found in a broad array of habitats from croplands, to pastures, roadsides, ditches and old fields.
Common milkweed spreads via rhizomes and forms small to large patches of clones. Rhizomes can be cut and transplanted early in the spring.
Sun Requirement: Not shade tolerant. Full sun required.
Fun Facts: Native Americans used this species as a source of fibers and during the Second World War children in the northern states were encouraged to collect the seed pods that were processed for the coma, or floss, which was used for floatation in life vests.
Height: Typically 3-5 feet but can reach 8 feet in ditches and gardens.
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