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Asclepias tuberosa
Wonderful orange flowers. My only problem is that the plants appear later than others and if I don't mark the spot they are often overgrown with Icelandic Poppies or other earlier flowers.
Asclepias
Asclepias tuberosa
Type: perennial Zone: 4,5,6 - ?
Elevation (if known):
Color: orange Height: 10 - 18 in
Ease of growth: medium
Bloom Time : Late Summer
Sun: yes Part Shade: no Shade: no
Water Needs: regular
Native to: Colorado plateau &other states CO/NM native? yes
Deer Resistant: yes Rabbit Resistant : no
Soil : Well Drained
Propagation: Divisions, seeds
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