The monarch butterfly’s best friend! Every garden with a patch of sunlight deserves the beauty and benefits of milkweed. This Native American perennial is a vital food source for monarch butterflies during the caterpillar stage, and countless other species flock to it as well for valuable nectar. And the fragrance—sweet, evocative, meadow-like—is unforgettable. Not recommended for containers.
Growing:
- Perennial – zones 3-9
- 3-4 ft. tall
- 2 ft. spread
- Full Sun
- Native