Detailed Information About Prairie Milkweed

Name

Family: 

Asclepiadaceae

Scientific: 

Asclepias sullivantii

Plant Type: 

herbaceous

Plant Characteristics

Height: 

2-3

Width: 

1-1.5

Bloom Time: 

June-July

Bloom Colour: 

rose-purple

Native/Non-native: 

non-native

Life Cycle: 

perennial

Habitat Characteristic

Purpose/Use: 

garden

meadow

Soil Moisture: 

dry

moist

wet

Light Preference: 

sun