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Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Mojave milkweed is a desert perennial herb of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, growing to about half a meter with drooping stems and pale pink-tinted green flower clusters. It needs sun, very sharp drainage and little water.
Asclepias nyctaginifolia is a species of milkweed known by the common name Mojave milkweed. It is native to the southwestern United States from California to New Mexico, where it grows mainly in desert habitat. A perennial herb it grows up to about half a meter in height when erect, but often bends or droops. The thick leaves are oval to lance-shaped and arranged in opposite pairs about the stem. The leaves and stem are generally slightly hairy. The inflorescence is a dense umbel up to 8 centimeters wide and packed with pink-tinted pale green flowers. The fruit is a large follicle up to 9 centimeters long.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asclepias nyctaginifolia 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.
