Spreading Dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading dogbane is a bushy native perennial with drooping clusters of fragrant pink bell flowers that butterflies adore, a milkweed relative for sunny, dry ground. Spreads by rhizomes; sap is toxic.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY