Beginner Gardening: Milkweed seeds of various types question, 1 by

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quote="flowAjen"]Milkweed grows by very hardy underground runners...[/quote]

Not all produce underground runners. Nor are all drought resistant. One cultivar that doesn't fit that is Asclepias incarnata. I have it and it produces fiberious (sp?) roots. It is one plant that does well around a pond, etc. because it likes it moist. Regular watering if grown in a border. Mine suffered from the extreme heat we had this year.

Below is the A. incarnata