Showy milkweed is an essential plant for various life stages of the monarch butterfly. Showy Milkweed is an essential plant for pollinators. Once established, it can grow in habitats ranging from dry to moist in road-sides, old fields, and meadows. Known for it’s fragrant flowers, this herbaceous perennial spreads through rhizomes in the soil. In the Summer, Showy Milkweed produces seed pods where they release their seeds which are dispersed by the winds. These plants will come to you as rhizomes and should be planted horizontally 4-6″ deep in the soil.
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