Asclepias humistrata
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B
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Sandhill Milkweed, Pinewoods Milkweed
Apocynaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 1-3 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,pink,purple | |
| Fruit Color: | Purple,green | |
| Phenology: | winter dormant | |
| Habitats: | Sandhill, clayhill, scrub. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Small specimen plant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Larval host to the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) and others.
Attracts many pollinators, especially native bees.