The common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) requires bright sunlight and wouldn't do well in the shade, whereas poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) can tolerate partial shade in locations along ...

Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca is a favorite of monarchs, hardy in zones three to eight, but very aggressive, spreading by deep rhizomes and seeds. The purple-pink flowers are fragrant at ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies ... check out red milkweed (Syriaca incarnata), also known as pink and swamp milkweed. You’ll enjoy the fragrant reddish-pink flowers ...

And best of all, the deer and rabbits tend to leave it, and other milkweeds, be. Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca is a favorite of monarchs, hardy in zones three to eight, but very aggressive ...