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asclepias::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | genus asclepias |
| Type of | magnoliopsid genus, dicot genus |
Examples of asclepias
asclepias
One of the most important of these is asclepias, commonly known as milkweed.
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Asclepias curassavica is available in 4-inch pots at your local nursery.
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Asclepias curassavica, or milkweed, features star-shaped flowers from red, above, to pale pink, below.
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Are my milkweed and asclepias tuberosa overwatered?
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Various asclepias species, most notably A. curassavica, are vital host plants for our local monarch butterflies.
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Combine with other hummingbird-attracting plants like the Silky Gold asclepias, Brazilian sage or bog sage, or for a real showstopper plant it with Mystic Spires blue salvia.
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- Genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed
- Asclepias L. (1753), the milkweeds, is a genus of herbaceous perennial, dicotyledonous plants that contains over 140 known species. It previously belonged to the family Asclepiadaceae, but this is now classified as the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
