​​​​​​​Greek milkweed

Showy milkweed - Asclepias speciosa.
This American species has axillary pink-purple flowers, which are replaced by densely hairy hanging fruits.
Can be grown as a houseplant.
Keep crops at +20ºC - germination in less than two weeks.
Perennial from the family Asclepiadaceae with purple-pink flowers in umbellate inflorescences. Great for cutting.
Origin: Western North America.
Natural flowering period: June - August.
Foliage: large, slightly pubescent.
Flowering plant height: 100 cm.
Soil Requirements: Moist.
Winter hardiness zones: Z2 - Z9.
Features: decorative fruits.

Greek milkweed, showy milkweed. Bot. syn.: Asclepias douglasii Hook., Asclepias giffordii Eastw.