Mergoat

Mergoat Land Design and Restoration

Sorrel Inman

[email protected]
(865) 250-6140

Mergoat Land Design and Restoration

Sorrel Inman

[email protected]
(865) 250-6140

The magenta purple common milkweed flower

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Family: Apocynaceae

Plant Type
Wildflower, Forb
Status
Native
Native Range
Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest
Edible Parts
Height
3’-5’
Spread
1–2’

Landscape Attributes

Bloom Color
White, Purple
Root Depth
Root Structure
Rhizome
Seasonal Interest
Spring, Summer
Lifespan
Perennial

ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES

LIGHT
Full Sun
GROWTH HABIT
Erect
WATER
Dry, Medium
RELATIONSHIPS
Butterflies, Pollinators

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Ilex verticillata

Plant Type
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Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
Height
6’-12’

Symphiotrychum ericoides

Plant Type
Wildflower, Forb
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northwest
Edible Parts
Height
1’-3’

Actaea racemosa

Plant Type
Forb
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
Height
4’-6’

Agastache foeniculum

Plant Type
Forb
Native Range
Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
Edible Parts
Height
2’-4’

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Plant Type
Grass
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
Height
3’-4’

Toxidendron radicans

Plant Type
vine
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
Height
1’-3’

Corylus americanus

Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
Nuts
Height
6’-12’

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Plant Type
Forb, Wildflower
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
Height
2’-4’
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