Common Milkweed Plants, 10 Pint Flat

We are now accepting orders for 2025! 

Please refer to shipping map for order eligibility. States that are within the shipping range include states east of the MN/IA/MO/AR line (excluding LA, MS, AL, FL).

Natural Communities will start shipping orders the final week of May. They will ship orders on Mondays through the entire Summer. 

Make your yard into a beautiful monarch habitat! Grow milkweed: the plant that monarchs require to complete their life cycle and also supports many more insects and pollinators. 

This flat of 10 pint-size common milkweed plants is for planting as far west as Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas, and as far south as Arkansas, Tennessee, and Georgia. Consult the shipping map on this page to confirm your state falls within the shipping zone. 

This flat will cover about 10-20 square feet of garden space. Consider purchasing other milkweeds or nectar plants to provide long-lasting pollen and nectar for monarchs and other pollinators. 

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is the most widespread milkweed in North America, and will thrive in a variety of moisture conditions, though it prefers full sun. Monarch butterflies need milkweed to lay eggs and raise caterpillars on - it’s the only plant monarch caterpillars will eat. 

• Sun Exposure: Full sun

• Soil Conditions: Wet-Mesic- Mesic

• Height: 3'-5'

• Flower Color: White-Pink-Purple

• Flowering Time: June, July, August

Common milkweed plants and flowers are very pleasing looking and can be very fragrant. These plants are extremely tolerant of many soil types, moisture, and sun conditions. So much so, they can be easily cultivated and can be somewhat aggressive in certain conditions. Use this aggressive trait to your advantage, plant appropriately. For less aggressive milkweed, check out our 10 pint flats of Swamp Milkweed and Butterfly Milkweed. 

Check out the MJV Guide on Creating Gardens for Monarchs and Pollinators HERE for guidance. Also check out our new course Gardening for Monarchs and More: From Balconies to Backyards to learn about our recommended best practices for native garden planning, plant selection, planting, and maintenance.  

Plant orders are fulfilled by Natural Communities. Orders will start shipping at the end of May, and will ship on Mondays. 

Questions about plant orders? Please email store@monarchjointventure.org. 

We recommend adding educational signage to your planting area to help your community learn why they should plant for pollinators! 

You can purchase our beautiful habitat signage here:

MJV Habitat Signs

Photos by Wendy Caldwell and Alex Carroll. Description by Natural Communities.