Asclepias angustifolia Sonoita Oenothera each edged with a narrow

each edged with a narrow white band from the leaf tip to the base

It was also awarded the prestigious SIGNA (Species Iris Group) Award in 2013

This 2008 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction started its life when gesneriad expert John Farina crossed two sinningia hybrids

Despite its frigid origins

Asclepias angustifolia Sonoita Oenothera each edged with a narrowAsclepias angustifolia is a truly superb garden plant, that is virtually unknown outside its native range in southern Arizona and adjacent Mexico, where it can be found between 4,000' and 7,000' elevation. Narrow leaf milkweed forms a tight clump of upright stalks that create a 2' tall x 2' wide garden specimen. The stalks are clothed with amsonia like foliage, and topped from May through September (NC) with terminal clusters of flowers that emerge as