paleohunter's plant: Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Database link: Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Status: Have

Categorized under:
Perennial Garden

Comments by paleohunter
https://www.eealliance.org/mon...
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflow...
Plant Description: Single, un-branched stalk that is 50-200 cm tall.
Leaves opposite on stalk, 10-25 cm long and 3-10 cm wide. Flowers white to pink. 2 to 6 umbels from the upper nodes. Each umbel is 5-10 cm broad. Seed pods are 8-12 cm long and 2.5-3.5 cm broad.
Bloom Period: June through August
Seeds: July through September
Habitat: Meadows, fields and roadsides
Range: Present but rare in northwest region of state
Events
March 13, 2021: Seeds sown
May 5, 2021: Transplanted
April 10, 2022: Seeds sown
June 19, 2022: Potted up
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