Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed)

Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: PNW; Washington
Soil: moist - dry, well drained
Light: part shade, sun

Attributes: Deciduous. Summer blooming. 2' - 4' tall. Wooly gray green leaves. Up to 25 sweetly fragrant pinkish red and white blooms formed in round umbels.

Notes: A beautiful floriferous plant for a butterfly garden and sunny perennial garden. These will spread with underground rhizomes and should be given plenty of room to form large patches.

Companion plants: Euphorbia, Camassia, Iris, Alstroemeria