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Asclepias apocynifolia is a perennial milkweed from northeast Mexico, native to dry desert and shrubland. It is grown mainly by specialists for its dogbane-like leaves and milkweed flowers, and needs full sun and very well-drained soil.
Asclepias apocynifolia is a species of perennial milkweed endemic to northeast Mexico. It grows in the desert or dry shrubland biome. It is in the family Apocynaceae.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asclepias apocynifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
