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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Well-drained, moderately dry to moist soils; adaptable to clay and sandy soils
Height: 2–4 ft.
Bloom: June–August; clusters of fragrant pink to rose-colored flowers
A striking native perennial with large, soft leaves and rounded clusters of fragrant pink flowers. Showy milkweed is an important host plant for monarch caterpillars and provides nectar for a wide range of native pollinators. It spreads gradually by rhizomes and can form colonies when conditions are favorable. Grows happily in riparian areas, meadows, and open landscapes
Great for native gardens, pollinator plantings, meadow edges, and restoration projects. Once established, it is well adapted to Northern New Mexico’s dry conditions.
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Well-drained, moderately dry to moist soils; adaptable to clay and sandy soils
Height: 2–4 ft.
Bloom: June–August; clusters of fragrant pink to rose-colored flowers
A striking native perennial with large, soft leaves and rounded clusters of fragrant pink flowers. Showy milkweed is an important host plant for monarch caterpillars and provides nectar for a wide range of native pollinators. It spreads gradually by rhizomes and can form colonies when conditions are favorable. Grows happily in riparian areas, meadows, and open landscapes
Great for native gardens, pollinator plantings, meadow edges, and restoration projects. Once established, it is well adapted to Northern New Mexico’s dry conditions.