| Showy Milkweed | |
| Milkweed | |
| Silkweed | |
| Pink Milkweed | |
| Greek Milkweed | |
| Wild Milkweed |
| Plant Habit: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 3 |
| Leaves: | Fragrant: eeottyiln.y b en nrgtrlpggoo,oatd deohar e cs(asov ib os "wbveg)nonu8.-ag-toa-vVur llinievce,o |
| Fruit: | Other |
| Flowers: | Showy: yp eotlshrsulwllcbavofurrr rustfveaeo ae(lanrf nrmceraf .dr euytreteoicrea oecasm s iaale l aoeanbsarcdeF rr tnoft)a o Nocturnal Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | Russet: htoihsko su,iwrs pn-p iPelsppihl ir-etnruhiekP |
| Flower Size: | 5"-6" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Summer Winter |
| Inflorescence Type: | Compound |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Dye production |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Flood Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Other |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds Days to germinate Can handle transplanting: s,s pooma eisEdltd rrfprsalen soi awong velm dry p ao eap c eoonsfeidde mfrnpt ieiinrl- tdse.agoeesnehtty ned Other info: me ghnt04aoe sterd s3 |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Cane |
| Pollinators: | Other Cleistogamous |
| Containers: | Preferred depth |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
| Posted by imabirdnut (North Texas - Zone 7b) on Sep 14, 2012 3:09 AM lobihGwdfcttlssdnbeoi fn ieac omtsuuelsm eur rrasrar oeg [ Reply to this comment | |
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| ID question by janinilulu | Jul 14, 2021 7:33 PM | 5 |
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