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Asclepias purpurascens
Purple Milkweed

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DERIVATION
Asclepias - Named for Asklepios, the god of healing in Greek mythology
purpurascens - becoming purple
FAMILY Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)  Other Plants in the Dogbane Family
HABIT Herbaceous
RANGE E. North America
FLOWERS Purple (Purplish-pink)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun
COMMON NAME(S) Purple Milkweed

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