Common Name: Showy Milkweed
Bloom Color: Rose
Bloom Season: Spring to Fall
Description:
Prefers sandy soil, but is adaptable. Prefers moderate water. Showy, slightly fragrant pinkish red blooms. Important food source for monarch butterfly caterpillars.
Type: Perennial
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun
Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 14"
Garden Notes:
Prefers sandy soil, but is adaptable. Prefers moderate water. Showy, slightly fragrant pinkish red blooms. Food source for monarch and queen butterfly caterpillars
**Even though your milkweed might look dead in the fall/winter make sure to mark where you planted it because the roots are still alive and will come back the next year