Wet soils can be fatal

Spring garden floral arrangement designed in pink tones with classic garden flowers

but over time will reach 4 to 6 feet tall with 2 to 4 feet of spread

Simple and elegant thanksgiving centerpiece with orchids

rich soil and full sun to part shade

Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed) Everyday Wet soils can be fatalMore compact (1 to 4 feet tall, 12 to 18 inch spread) variety of milkweed that thrives in full sun and is drought tolerant. Produces clusters of pinkish white to pinkish purple flowers from late spring to midsummer. Blooms attract butterflies, and foliage is an important food source for Monarch caterpillars.