Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Asclepias purpurascens
Family: (Apocynaceae)
(P) to 4′. Purple Milkweed. Northeast and Central United States. Large, dark, rosy-purple umbels on a tough, reliable plant now sadly rarely found in the wild. Broadly elliptical, grey-green foliage. An important butterfly plant that is a good non-invasive substitute for Common Milkweed. Very showy. Flowers July through August. Moist, well-drained soil. Sun. 4 & T1
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