Showy Milkweed Size:1 Gallon including clay soils

including clay soils

Dietes bicolor

featuring a lush

5'Spread: 1’-2'Bloom: June-AugustLight: Full Sun-Part ShadeWater: Low-ModerateZone: 4-9Origin: North America

Showy Milkweed Size:1 Gallon including clay soilsAsclepias speciosa Used by many tribes for making everything from rope to cloth to medicine this beautiful milkweed has a very interesting ethnobotanical history. Though once common, it was targeted for eradication because of it's perceived toxicity to livestock. This same toxicity is critical for the survival of monarch butterflies, it is now clear that the survival of both species are tied together. Share in the history & future by planting these