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Asclepias ovalifolia (Milkweed, Oval-leaf Milkweed)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 30291

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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Asclepiadaceae Genus: Asclepias Species: Asclepias ovalifolia

Common Names add Oval-leaf Milkweed edit | delete Milkweed edit | delete Plant Types edit Deciduous Native Perennial Weed Wildflower   Zones / Hardiness edit 3a (to -35 F / -37 C) 3b (to -30 F / -34 C) 4a (to -25 F / -32 C) 4b (to -20 F / -29 C) 5a (to -15 F / -26 C) 5b (to -10 F / -23 C)   Height (Maximum) edit 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)   Spread (Maximum) edit 1 1/2 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm)   Flowering Start edit July   Flowering End edit   Leaf Colour edit Green - Medium   Leaf Shape edit   Have you a suggestion for a plant property that we are missing? Please let us know. Suitable For edit Bog Garden/Waterside Butterfly Garden Wildflower Garden Wildlife Garden   Sun Exposure edit Full Sun Partial Shade   Soil Types edit Dry Sandy / Light Tolerant of Most Types   Soil pH edit   Bloom Colour edit Lilac Near White Green   Wildlife Value edit Butterflies (larvae/caterpillar food)   Propagation Techniques edit Seed   Skill Level edit Beginner   Additional Short Notes add For longer notes please use the Opinions area below Blooms start out green, change to near white then develope a purple/pink hue edit | delete Native to northern U.S. and Canada but will grow further south too edit | delete Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

Members who grow this plant also grow...   Hemerocallis 'Purple Splendor' (Daylily)   Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy)   Eupatorium purpureum (Sweetscented Joe-Pie weed, Kidney-root)   Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed) Contributors For This Plant   Cayuga Morning (1356) toni (36069) Gardens Containing This Plant   Cayuga Morning's Garden Link To This Plant Copy and paste one of the codes below to your favourite forum or website in order to link to this plant: Forum link Direct link HTML code

Add Your Opinion About This Plant   Cayuga Morning (1356) wrote on Jul 04 2013 Rating for this plant: Easily grown. I grow it in my garden as a food source for monarch caterpillars. I like this opinion Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead.

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