Worried about common milkweed taking over your garden? Swamp milkweed, or red milkweed, is less aggressive but good for monarchs.

Milkweed, the common name of the genus Asclepias ... If you are looking for plants that will fill your garden with a variety of butterflies, milkweed is one of the best. But with over 100 species ...

It grows best in full sun with moist soil and is less aggressive than common milkweed. Grow this milkweed in sunny mixed borders, natural gardens, rain gardens and alongside ponds. And best of all ...

They would also use Common Milkweed for medicinal purposes as well to treat warts and other ailments. Another historical fact is that milkweed seed floss was used to fill life preservers and other ...