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Purple Milkweed

Plant Leaf

Full Plant

Plant Berry/Flower

Latin Name: Asclepias purpurescens

Flower Description:

5 purple petals angled down and out with tips pointed up.

FamilyMilkweed
Season BloomJune-July
HabitatPart shade to sun, fields, thickets, and open woods
CyclePerennials
Height2'-3'
Leaf DescriptionLeaves are opposite and hairy on lower surface. Elongated but broad and rounded at base.
Soil Type Wet
Light Source Partial Shade
LocationWoodland