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Botanic Name:
Asclepias speciosa Common Name: Showy Milkweed Size: 2'h x spreads Sun: sun-pt. shd H20: occ.H2O/dry
Showy Milkweed is found in many habitats throughout California. The large oval leaves are a fuzzy grey-green, held on four foot stalks topped with a rose-pink flower cluster. A dramatic plant for the back of a flower bed, as well as an indispensable plant for the wildlife gardener, attracting Monarch butterflies as well as many other beneficial insects. Winter dormant.
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