Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) Size:50 Plug Flat It has intensely colored small

It has intensely colored small yellow flowers that can attract the later pollinators and add later season interest

The "bloodroot" comes from its intense red root sap that was used historically to dye fabrics

but can thrive in most normal native landscapes if given room

Flower Color White/Lavender

Interestingly enough

Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) Size:50 Plug Flat It has intensely colored smallMonarch Butterflies are fully and exclusively dependent upon milkweeds for laying eggs and for larva food source and they can nectar. These plants were once so plentiful they were literally called weeds because they were problematic in agricultural fields. However, that's no longer the case with regular Glyphosate treatments to agricultural fields wiping out all "weeds". With fragmentation, global climate change, pollution, and other threats this is a