Common milkweed can be found throughout most of the Eastern U.S. and Canada (with the exception of Florida), west to the Rocky Mountains. It grows in a variety of soil conditions, usually in full ...

Winfield, Kansas, puts common milkweed on its list of “rank” plants that harbor rats and insects, pose fire risks or blight neighborhoods. Sometimes, city codes hinge on context.

Common milkweed is an essential plant for monarch butterflies. But some towns and cities have banned the plant, sometimes in conflict with state and county policies promoting milkweed.

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), the most widespread milkweed east of the Rocky Mountains, can colonize disturbed sites. But most of the more than 90 recognized North American species have a ...

The common milkweed, with dull pink flowers crowded together in a somewhat rounded head, is the most familiar species. It grows in a variety of open habitats, not too wet nor too dry, ...

According to the USDA, common milkweed is “nature’s mega food market for insects.” There are more than 450 insects known to feed on some portion of the plant.

The amount of common milkweed seed pods collected will be capped at 30 gallons due to the time required to remove the seeds from the pods. If the 30-gallon amount is reached, the bin will be ...

Common milkweed is an essential plant for monarch butterflies. But some towns and cities have banned the plant, sometimes in conflict with state and county policies promoting milkweed.