This is it! The California Native Milkweed that our West Coast Monarch babies have been snacking on for hundreds, if not thousands, of years! This Ventura County Native is a tough, sometimes aggressive plant, spreading underground to potentially form large colonies over time. Grows 2-3 feet high, loves full sun or light shade. Very drought tolerant along our coast, and does well with a little extra water to help it along. Grows in sandy, rocky or heavy clay soils, looks very nice when growing and in flower, but will die back to the ground every Winter. Works great in a large pot. We strongly recommend planting this and other LOCAL, CALIFORNIA NATIVE milkweeds instead of the more colorful (and potentially harmful to our local butterflies) Mexican variety. Keep it real, Keep it local, Keep it Native!!