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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Suitable for wintersowing
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Clasping Milkweed
  • Bluntleaf Milkweed
  • Milkweed
  • Sand Milkweed

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Location: Southern Pines, NC (Mill creek greenway along gas right if way area)
Date: May 18, 2023
Claspingleaf milkweed #195; RAB page 851, 157-1-8. AG page 339, 6
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-05-23
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-04-19
Location: Mississippi
Date: 2013-06-24
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: May 29, 2022
Clasping milkweed #195. RAB page 851, 157-1-8. AG page 339, 67-2,
Location: Mississippi
Date: 2013-06-15
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-05-23
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-05-23
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-03-29
stem base - no leaves as it emerges from ground
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-03-29
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-03-29
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-03-29
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-03-29
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: May 29, 2022
Clasping milkweed #195. RAB page 851, 157-1-8. AG page 339, 67-2,
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-04-19
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