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Large lacy fractal flowers appear from July to September. They're perfect for a dainty cottage garden, but are exotic enough to be grown alongside tropicals.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtremely easy to grow, this delightful annual reseeds itself without getting weedy. It attracts beneficials and is a host plant for butterflies. It's as lovely in a cottage garden as it is in a meadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScatter seeds in fall (or spring) where you want them to grow and barely cover. They don't transplant well, but grow easily from seed. 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The fat clusters of soft pink blooms on 3' stems are impressive enough to inspire much fussing, but they don't need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsclepias syriaca is hardy in all zones from 4-9, grows in crummy soil, full sun, will tolerate drought or whatever rainfall it gets. Plant it in out of the way where it won't tangle with your cutting garden. It's great in a meadow or a median strip. This sweetheart is tough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilkweeds are the ONLY host plants for Monarch caterpillars. They can't survive without Asclepias as a food source. 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