Purple Milkweed - US Forest Service
A member of the Asclepiadacea family, purple milkweed is found growing primarily in Eastern North America. It is a native perennial listed as endangered in Massachusetts and Wisconsin, and as a species of special concern in Tennessee and Connecticut.
Asclepias purpurascens - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Asclepias purpurascens, commonly called purple milkweed, is a herbaceous perennial that commonly occurs in dry to moist open woods, dry ridge tops, thickets, glades, prairie openings, stream banks and wet meadows throughout Missouri and …
Asclepias purpurascens (Purple Milkweed) - Gardenia
Resembling Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed), Asclepias purpurascens (Purple Milkweed) is a rhizomatous perennial prized for its domed clusters of rich rose-pink, starry flowers, which bloom from late spring to midsummer.
Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed | Prairie Moon Nursery
The much sought-after Asclepias purpurascens, Purple Milkweed looks similar to Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), but the flower color is a rich red-purple color compared to the soft gray-pink of Common Milkweed. There are usually one to three blooms that form near the ends of the stems in late spring, early summer.
Asclepias purpurascens - North Carolina Extension Gardener …
Purple Milkweed is a perennial wildflower native to eastern and central USA. It is a rare species in NC but can be found in swampy areas to dry woodlands and meadows of the Piedmont and mountains. The plant is similar to common milkweed but the flowers are a …
Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) - Illinois Wildflowers
Asclepias purpurascens Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) Description: This perennial plant is about 1¾-2¾' tall and unbranched. The central stem is light green, round in cross-section (terete), and glabrous to finely pubescent. The opposite leaves are up to 6" long and 3" across.
Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) - MyGardenLife
Purple milkweed is a rugged perennial plant native to a large region of North America from the Midwest to the East Coast. This is one of the more colorful milkweed species with rich deep pink to purple flower clusters that have an attractive rounded form.
Asclepias purpurascens (purple milkweed) | Izel Native Plants
The visual appeal of Asclepias purpurascens is second to none. It’s a large plant, similar in appearance to common milkweed ( Asclepias syriaca ), but with much larger, denser terminal flower clusters that can produce vibrant purplish hues and are pleasantly fragrant.
Asclepias purpurascens (Purple Milkweed) - Minnesota …
Photos and information about Minnesota flora - Purple Milkweed: 3-inch round clusters of 1/3-inch purple to reddish flowers with 5 downward spreading petals and an erect crown.
Purple Milkweed - Grow Native!
Sweetly-scented spherical clusters of purplish burgundy flowers bloom in early summer. Grows naturally in open woodlands and between roadsides and woodlands. Similar to common milkweed in flower and leaf shape, but more compact and colorful.