Asclepias exaltata Size:5" deep

Asclepias exaltata Size:5" deepPoke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) Dogbane Family This tall milkweed species will thrive in the shady woodland's edge, or the sunny garden. It will grow best in organically rich soils, but will also adapt to more average clay soil. Flowers are tinged with green and purple and droop attractively down. It is one of the earliest species in North Carolina to bloom. This species is most similar in appearance to common milkweed, but does not form aggressive

common in the Mountains

Goldenseal Family

Native Status: NC native

though it prefers some shade in more southerly climates

but not particularly tastyDeer Resistance: MediumZone: 3-8Native Status: NC native

It can struggle when initially transplanted

Mountain Laurel is a very slow grower

Goldenseal is known for its medicinal qualities and has been overharvested for many decades–only purchase plants from a reputable source

nursery-propagated mother plants—never collected from the wild

floodplains

and Solomon's Seal

at the nursery