How to grow Whitestem Milkweed

Asclepias albicans

How long does Whitestem Milkweed take to grow?

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Whitestem Milkweed Folklore & Trivia

During WWII the silky part attached to the seeds was used for life jackets.¹²³ Milkweed is more buoyant then cork by 5 or 6 fold.¹²³

Other names for Whitestem Milkweed

Asclepias albicans S. Watson

Footnotes

¹ Native Plant Society of Texas

² Washington Post

³ “Your Country’s Armed Services Need Milkweed Floss: How You Can Help” :https://archive.org/stream/YourCountrysArmedServicesNeedMilkweedFlossHowYouCanHelp/YourCountrysArmedServicesNeedMilkweedFlossHowYouCanHelp_djvu.txt