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Gardens Navigator Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed Search for Asclepias speciosa in Missouri Botanic Garden Plant Finder |
Other Plants Like This: Asclepias (Milkweeds)
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| DERIVATION |
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| FAMILY |
Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family) | ||||
| HABIT | Herbaceous | ||||
| GROWTH FORM | Clump-forming | ||||
| RANGE | W North America | ||||
| LEAF TYPE | Deciduous | ||||
| FLOWERS | Pink (Rose) | ||||
| HARDINESS | USDA Zone 4 (Coldest zone where hardy) | ||||
| SUN REQUIREMENTS | Sun | ||||
| SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS | Steppe Plant Collection | Native Plant Collection | Attracts Butterflies | ||||
| COMMON NAME(S) | Showy Milkweed |
Individual Locations for Asclepias speciosa:
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(To display plant details, click the number in the table.)
| Map Key |
Accession Number |
Year | Location |
| No Map |
980397*1 | 1998 | Plains Garden |
| 1 | 022851*1 | 2002 | Plains Garden |
| 2 | 041803*2 | 2004 | Chatfield Sinnamon Center TG Prairie |
| 3 | 080189*1 | 2008 | Chatfield Carol Gossard Garden, Bed 2 |
| 4 | 161502*1 | 2016 | Chatfield Survival Garden |
| No Map |
173046*1 | 2017 | Seed |
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173045*1 | 2017 | Seed |
| No Map |
181227*1 | 2018 | Chatfield Riparian Path |
| 5 | 190615*2 | 2019 | Parking Garage |
| No Map |
193396*1 | 2019 | East Josephine |
| No Map |
202691*1 | 2020 | East Josephine |
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