Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
More details
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Low, Medium
- Type
- Perennial, Wildflower
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growth
- Fast
- Bloom
- Summer
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Features
- Drought tolerant, Flowering, Native, Poisonous
- Best uses
- Naturalized
Is it deer resistant?
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Yes
Common Milkweed is deer resistant.
Asclepias syriaca
- Deer
- Rarely
- Height
- 5 ft (1.5 m)
- Spread
- 12 in (31 cm)
- Zones
- 3–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Perennial
- Wildflower
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