Asclepias syriaca - Common milkweed

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a perennial herb of cold semi-arid thickets, roadsides, and dry fields across eastern North America, with edible young shoots and flower buds and a long history of medicinal use.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Pollination¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Footnotes

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