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Asclepias purpurascens


('productnameshort')


Description:
This lovely eastern North American native has intriguing clusters of rose pink flowers in early summer. This is a non-invasive, easy to grow, hardy perennial that can successfully take on wet and dry soils alike. Attractive to butterflies. Deer resistant.


Common Name: Purple Milkweed

Family: Asclepiadaceae (The Milkweed Family)

Zone Hardiness: 3-9

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun

Height: 2-4'

Width: 12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour: Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour:

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry, Drought Tolerant

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries: Yes

Berries: White

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Rocky open woods, glades, prairies, stream banks, wet meadows and valleys, streamsides, thickets and roadsides.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America

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