General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ

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Common names
  • Zizotes milkweed
  • Hierba de Zizotes
  • Longhorn milkweed
  • Side-cluster milkweed
  • Primrose milkweed
  • Lindheimer's milkweed
  • Milkweed

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Uploaded by Justin

Date: 2017-09-12
Location: Butterfly garden
Date: 2012-09-08
Freshly dug up plants
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Location: Edinburg, Texas | July, 2023
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Location: North Carolina 
Date: 2017-12-10
Asclepias oenotheroides
Comments:
  • Posted by imabirdnut (North Texas - Zone 7b) on Sep 9, 2012 8:07 AM concerning plant:
    Went to an industrial area that will be building & removing all native plants & dug up these plants with their bulbous roots.
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Nice documentation by eclayne Aug 6, 2012 7:49 AM 0

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