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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 12 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Other: Shades of green with burgundy centers.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects: Host plant for the Monarch Butterfly.
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Antelope Horns Milkweed
  • Milkweed

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Location: my pasture
Date: 2018-04-14
Host plant for monarchs, nectar source for many butterflies.
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 07.05.21
First flowers on baby plant
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-04-18
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2014-06-13
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2014-05-09
Location: Pappy Elkins Park.
Date: Summer 2000
Growing in the prairie.
Location: My Garden
Date: 2023-05-12
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 06.30.21
First buds
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2014-06-13
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-05-14
Location: Pappy Elkins Park.
Date: Summer 2000
This is a beautiful milkweed.
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 04.05.21
Emerging spring growth
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On July 21, 2019 Potted up
On 7-21-2019, potted up 7 seedlings.
MrsBinWY On January 5, 2019 Seeds germinated
2
MrsBinWY On December 23, 2018 Seeds sown
25 seeds (labeled 2016) from patrob in milk jug @ room temp
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