Common names:
Indian Milkweed
Monarch Milkweed
Woollypod Milkweed
Milkweed

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:Mesic
Dry
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4b
Fruit:Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers:Showy
Flower Color:Brown
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Orange
Flower Size:Under 1"
Inflorescence Type:Spadix
Uses:Salad greens
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Pollinators:Wasps
Moths and Butterflies
Bats
Miscellaneous:Genetically Modified
Conservation status:Least Concern (LC)

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