Some milkweed varieties, like common milkweed, can grow quite tall and may benefit from support to prevent them from falling ...

Common milkweed is a native perennial plant in the milkweed family. It commonly grows in sunny areas and ditches and is a primary part of the monarch butterfly’s diet. Leaves are oval and opposite and ...

The seeds are borne in narrow pods, 37-12 cm long. The leaves of this weed provide food for monarch butterfly larvae. Common milkweed does not tolerate excessive moisture. Distribution is also limited ...

Common milkweed (Photo by Meneerke bloem ... It thrives in dry, sandy soil or average garden soil and can be grown in containers. To grow from seed: Cold stratification (where seeds go through a ...