Milkweed - Showy

Enhance your garden with the Milkweed – Showy, known for its tall stems and large, fragrant pink flowers. This stunning plant is a magnet for monarch butterflies, providing crucial nourishment for their lifecycle. Perfect for meadows and wildflower gardens, Showy Milkweed is drought-tolerant and easy to grow, thriving in full sun. Bring a touch of elegance and ecological significance to your garden with this remarkable plant.

Sun: Full sun 

Size: May take a few years to get to full size

Soil: well-drained slightly dry soil, tolerate drought conditions. grow well in the ground or large containers (14-inch deep and wide) If growing in containers it is annual (unless protected in winter) and not perennial but will prevent uncontrolled spreading 

Fertilizer: One-time balanced fertilizer like 4-4-4 amzn.to/4aZ6W9r in the spring.

Note: Harmful if eaten

Spacing: 12-24  inches apart