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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 12 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
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

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Common names
  • Pinewoods Milkweed
  • Pink-Veined Milkplant
  • Milkweed
  • Sandhill Milkweed

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Location: Simmons State Forest, Florida
credit: ggallice
Location: North Carolina
Date: Spring 2017
Location: Watermelon Pond Tract; Goethe State Forest, Alachua co., Florida
Date: 03-APR-2008
Photo courtesy of Brian Ahern

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