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Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Image ID: 2013/oth29
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Native
Family:
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed)
Height: 2 to 6 ft.
Blooms: June to
August
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Date: 6/18/2013
Notes:
Taken on Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail, Escalante, Utah
Showy Milkweed may be
easily confused with:
- Common Milkweed
The "petals" (actually hoods) of showy milkweed are longer, making the flowers look larger and flashier than common milkweed.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
