Asclepias rubra, Purple Savanna Milkweed!This species, one of 21 native Asclepias in Florida, is found only in the very western counties of the Panhandle. It has a strange distribution in the Eastern US - disjunct populations in Texas/Louisana, FL panhandle & S. Alabama, another population central Georgia, and then in the Carolina’s & up to New Jersey.I love the color of this species and how its horns arc and touch over the center column. It’s also relatively tall - some individuals reach up to

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Learn about collecting Asclepias seeds from horticulturist Sylvia Schmeichel. Video description: horticulturist collecting Asclepias tuberosa pods, removing the floss to get the small brown seeds. #SmithsonianGardens #SeedCollecting #SeedSaving #Horticulture #PublicGardens | Smithsonian Gardens