• Perennials ~ Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed or Virginia Milkweed ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
  • Perennials ~ Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed or Virginia Milkweed ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
  • Perennials ~ Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed or Virginia Milkweed ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
  • Perennials ~ Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed or Virginia Milkweed ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
  • Perennials ~ Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed or Virginia Milkweed ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
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Habit & Cultural Information

Mature size
2-3 ft T x 1-2 ft W; spreads via underground rhizomes
Minimum temperature
-40° F

Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed or Virginia Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed or Virginia Milkweed

Size
Online
$10.00
$12.50 $10.00
Sale Sold out
At Nursery
$8.50 $6.80

0.67 qt Out of stock

A rough, spreading Eastern North American native perennial. It grows typically to 3 feet tall on thick stems with broad light green leaves to 8 inches long. Late-spring into mid-summer brings fragrant, pinkish-purple domed flowers with a charming, slight droop. Flowers give way to seed pods (2-4" long) which ripen to split open and release their loads of silky-tailed seeds that float on the winds.

Many types of butterflies visit the flowers for nectar and the leaves are a crucial food source for monarch butterfly caterpillars.

This plant can spread vigorously; many consider it too thuggish for a mixed border.

Mature size: 2-3 ft T x 1-2 ft W; spreads via underground rhizomes

Minimum temperature: -40° F

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Carefully packed for each plant

Once your order is ready, we bring the plants from our greenhouses into a holding area. Each plant is wrapped by hand and, when needed, staked to protect tender stems. Because our inventory is so diverse, we adjust the packing method for each plant based on its size, type, and stage of growth.

We reuse clean paper and plastic packing materials whenever practical. It is easier on the planet and helps keep shipping costs down for you, too.

Choose your Monday ship date

At checkout, choose from the available Monday ship dates. We ship with UPS from Monmouth, Oregon, and you will receive an email with tracking information when your shipment is prepared or enters the UPS system.

Arrival times vary by destination and weather, so we cannot guarantee a specific delivery date or time.

Packed by hand, plant by plant

See how we prepare mail-order plants for a safe journey from our nursery to your garden.