Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias purpurascens purple milkweed

Plant grows in the wild/spontaneouslyPlant is native to PA Add to MyPlants

Grows in thickets, fields & roadsides.  Prefers full sun, dry to moist, well-drained soils. Is drought-tolerant once established.

See distribution map at BONAP.

Wetland codes
EMP: FACU
NCNE: FACU



Flowers June & July.

Inflorescence   one or few terminal umbels, many-flowered

Flowers  5-parted crown: 5 downwardly reflexed purple petals supporting 5 purple-pink vertical horns emerging from cylindrical hoods, shorter column(containing stamens and carpels) in the center

Leaves  simple, opposite, elliptic to ovate-oblong; short-stalked; 8″ long

Stems  erect, non-branching; glabrous; up to 3 feet tall

Fruits  pubescent pods

Height  2-3 feet

S-rank:  S4 (Apparently Secure)
G-rank:  G5 (Secure)