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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
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: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Texas milkweed
  • White milkweed
  • Milkweed

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Location: Friend's garden, Comal County, Tx.
Date: 2016-06-14
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: June, 2010
Texas Milkweed blooming
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: September 7,
Texas Milkweed blooms with Juniper Hairstreaks
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Fall 2009
Bloom with leaves.
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Fall 2009
Open bloom with buds and leaves.
Location: Central Arkansas
Date: 2016-06-04
A texana blooms & beginnings of seed pods
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Fall 2009
The flowers of this plant are exquisit.
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: June 6, 2012
Texas Milkweed in bloom
Location: Central Arkansas
Date: 2016-06-04
A texana maturing seed pods
Comments:
  • Posted by LindaTX8 (Medina Co., TX - Zone 8a) on Oct 2, 2011 5:44 PM concerning plant:
    Texas Milkweed is a plant that is native to my area. They are fairly drought-tolerant perennials, very pretty in bloom and are a butterfly hostplant for the Queen and Monarch butterflies. They can grow in sun, part sun or light shade either one.

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