Asclepias asperula Canna each with a highway stripe-sized

each with a highway stripe-sized yellow band down the center of each leaf

ruffled band of gold

and since they take 5 years from seed

woodland soil should be fine

is one of the best

Asclepias asperula Canna each with a highway stripe-sizedAsclepias asperula, commonly know as antelope horn due to the leaf and seedpod shape, is a widespread US native that can be found on dry sandy gravelly soils from Oklahoma west to southern California. The plant forms a 2' tall x 3' wide clump, adorned from March into May (NC) with amazingly intricate 2" wide, dome shaped flower heads composed of dozens of flowers with green petals and a central purple, green, and white star a favorite of both Queen