Asclepias speciosa
(Showy Milkweed)
Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed)
Asclepias speciosa
is eastern Colorado's most common milkweed. It is found along roadsides and in drainages and fields. The pinkish flowers grow in ball-like umbels. Leaves are thick and broadly oval. Seed pods are spiny.
Vegetation zone:
Plains, Foothills
Time of bloom:
June - August
Origin:
Native
Eastern Colorado Wildflowers
