Origin: US Native
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Duration: Perennial
Bloom Time: July-August
Height: 2' to 3'
Spacing: 15” to 18”
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Medium
USDA Zone: 5a-9b
Germination: No pre-treatment needed. Sow seeds just below the soil surface at 70F and water.
Seeds Per Oz: 4500
In the same family and similar in appearance to common milkweed, this wildflower instead blooms a deep rose pink and it's leaves are more pointed. These flowers give way to smooth seed pods, which, when ripe, split open, releasing their silky down and seeds. These pods are sought out by many for dried flower arrangements. Like it's close relative, purple milkweed is a nectar source for many butterflies, and a host plant for monarch larvae.
