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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Full Sun
6+ hours of direct sun per day
Soil
Can grow in course, medium, and fine soils.
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov
Plant Type
Perennials, Herb/Forb, Herb
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Height
1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.
Fruit
Pods 3-4 in (7 ½-10 cm) long. Erect, with hair covering entire pod.
Benefits
Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Warning
This is one of the least toxic of the milkweeds. There are even recipes for preparing this species as a vegetable, but the plants should be positively identified as some of the milkweeds are highly poisonous, and eating them can result in death.
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Taxonomy
Order
Gentianales
Family
Asclepiadaceae
Genus
Asclepias
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