Asclepias Species, Indian Milkweed, Monarch Milkweed, Woollypod Milkweed (Asclepias eriocarpa)
Soft, fuzzy foliage
In natural habitat - Santa Monica Mountains, California - June 30, 2007
Seed pods
Like all milkweeds, a food for monarch caterpillars
Indian Milkweed seedling. May 15, 2010
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve, San Diego. Copyright Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from CA.
Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve, San Diego. Copyright Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from CA.
Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, San Diego, CA.
Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, San Diego, CA.
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, CA.
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, CA.
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, CA.
Clipping the narrow end to improve germination. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, CA.
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In habitat. Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, San Diego.
Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, San Diego.
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Asclepias Species, Indian Milkweed, Monarch Milkweed, Woollypod Milkweed
Asclepias eriocarpa
| Type: | Perennials |
| Height: | 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) |
| Conditions: | Zone 4-9, Full Sun |