Asclepias asperula Perennial Plant of the Year coccineum forms

coccineum forms

so we have made their trade name the official cultivar name

Beginning in late September (a month earlier than most other forms of Salvia madrensis)

Spigelia also stays put

China where it grows to 8

Asclepias asperula Perennial Plant of the Year coccineum formsAsclepias asperula, commonly know as antelope horn due to the leaf and seedpod shape, is a widespread US native that can be found on dry sandy gravelly soils from Oklahoma west to southern California. The plant forms a 2' tall x 3' wide clump, adorned from March into May (NC) with amazingly intricate 2" wide, dome shaped flower heads composed of dozens of flowers with green petals and a central purple, green, and white star a favorite of both Queen