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Asclepias speciosa
Showy Milkweed

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DERIVATION
Asclepias - Named for Asklepios, the god of healing in Greek mythology
speciosa - showy, spectacular
FAMILY Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)  Other Plants in the 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
Location Map for Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed) - 6 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Asclepias speciosa: More Locations
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Accession
Number
Year Location
No
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980397*1 1998 Plains Garden
022851*1 2002 Plains Garden
041803*2 2004 Chatfield Sinnamon Center TG Prairie
080189*1 2008 Chatfield Carol Gossard Garden
161502*1 2016 Chatfield Survival Garden
No
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173046*1 2017 Seed
No
Map
173045*1 2017 Seed
173828*1 2017 Sensory Garden
No
Map
181227*1 2018 Chatfield Riparian Path
190615*2 2019 Parking Garage
No
Map
193396*1 2019 Eastern Josephine

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Asclepias speciosa has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2005 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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  FRUITING:
When Asclepias speciosa has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
2005 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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