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Asclepias purpurascens

Common name(s): Purple milkweed


Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias purpurascens


Wildflower Information for Asclepias purpurascens
Common name(s) Purple milkweed
Family Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Flowers color: red, pink   petals: five
Leaves opposite
Lifecycle perennial
Peak bloom period June to August
Origin native

Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias purpurascens - leaves
Asclepias purpurascens - leaves

Asclepias purpurascens - leaves
Asclepias purpurascens - leaves

Asclepias purpurascens - stem
Asclepias purpurascens - stem