Asclepias perennis Hibiscus producing energy for the following

producing energy for the following year's flowers

This seed collection of the dwarf Agave toumeyana ssp

and adorned with a full head of curly white hair

When the new growth emerges in late spring

thumb-shaped leaves with a leathery texture

Asclepias perennis Hibiscus producing energy for the followingAsclepias perennis is another little known, but easy to grow milkweed that hails from sunny floodplains, marshes, and other constantly wet sites from South Carolina west to Texas. Despite these origins, it has thrived for us in standard garden soils both in sun and part sun. Asclepias perennis forms a 2' tall x 2' wide small clump of upright, purple blushed stems, clothed with long, narrow green leaves. Starting in spring, and continuing through