| Family | Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) |
|---|---|
| Bloom | Summer |
| Habitat | Wet, sunny, near streams and lakes, ditches, marshes |
| Status | Native |
| Cycle | Perennial |
| Height | 2-4′ |
| Flower | Fragrant rosy red and white flowers 1/4″ wide form several flat clusters 2-4″ wide. Individual flowers have 5 downward curving petals and 5 upward petals resembling a crown. |
| Leaf | Leaves are smooth, narrow, and opposite in pairs. |
| Notes | Stems are stout and smooth. They produce a milky sap when broken. Fruit is in narrow pods 2-4″ long which open to one side and release 10-20 disk-shaped brown seeds, each with a white tuft. |
