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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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Accession Number |
Year | Location |
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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 |
4 | 161502*1 | 2016 | Chatfield Survival Garden |
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173046*1 | 2017 | Seed |
No Map |
173045*1 | 2017 | Seed |
5 | 173828*1 | 2017 | Sensory Garden |
No Map |
181227*1 | 2018 | Chatfield Riparian Path |
6 | 190615*2 | 2019 | Parking Garage |
No Map |
193396*1 | 2019 | Eastern Josephine |
FLOWERING: When Asclepias speciosa has been observed flowering at Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FRUITING: When Asclepias speciosa has been observed fruiting at Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
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