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Asclepias syriaca
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Description : papegaaienplant dankt name on rare fruits.

Color : lilac-pink

Size : 150 cm

Flowering period : june - august

Hardiness : hardy

This plant has in the system Hansen/Mussel used for describing perennials the following code : 3.2.7.4

Explanation of the first digit : General location : OPEN SPACES. Plants for an open space, free of trees and shrubs. Always in the sun and a more or less rich soil.

Explanation of the second digit : Specific demands of the plant : Plants for a warm, sunny place, that have the effect of borderplants (with which they combine very well).

Explanation of the third digit : Where to put : Plants that need protection against too much water in winter. Partly used as rock-garden plant.

Explanation of the fourth digit : Other characteristics : Does not sucker much, combines well with other plants.

Color : rose

Flowering period : july - august

Size approx. : 200 cm.

Recommended quantity per square meter : 3

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Pauwelshof, Zoersel, Belgie

Date taken : 14.06.2011

Family : Asclepiadaceae


© first picture : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands

© picture 2 : D. Slootmans, location picture : Tuin David & Martin Westmaas

© picture 3 : J.C. de Kreek and D. van Gelderen, location picture : North Carolina, summer 2004

© picture 4 : Th. Ploeger en Zn

© picture 5 : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands, location picture : Pauwelshof, Zoersel, Belgie

© picture 6 : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands, location picture : tuin de Kastanjehof, Lopikerkapel

© picture 7 : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands, location picture : tuin de Kastanjehof, Lopikerkapel