Scientific Name
Asclepias quadrifolia
Common Name
Four-leaved milkweed
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
1 to 2.5 feet
Flower/fruit:
1 to 4 domed, umbrella like cluster of pink, lavender or white flowers; pale pink corolla lobes and white hoods
Flowering Season:
Early summer
Foliage:
Whorls of four leaves at middle of stem; upper leaves are paired; thin, egg to lance-shaped; 2 to 6 inches long
Site:
Edge of woods, roadsides
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