Date: 04/13/2006

Number: 1

Four of nine Asclepius incarnata plants in our garden broke dormancy by the end of the first week of April, sending their new shoots above the ground. First leaves appeared by 4/14/06. By 4/21/06, shoots were 0.5 to 4 inches tall. Among our specimens, we have two named varieties of this milkweed species: Hello Yellow and Soulmate. Soulmate plants of the same age have faster developing shoots than Hello Yellow at this early point in the season. As of 4/21/06, we also have some Asclepius currasavica "volunteer" sprouts of no more than 2 inches in height (this is tropical milkweed, grown as an annual here). They are in a fairly sheltered area near a large buddleia.

Alexandria, VA

Latitude: 38.8 Longitude: -77.1

Observed by: Megan
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