Asclepias asperula Perennial Plant of the Year deer fence (which it really

deer fence (which it really loves) or let it socialize in the garden

Spigelia also stays put

but it also prospers in the South

China where it grows to 8

coccineum forms

Asclepias asperula Perennial Plant of the Year deer fence (which it reallyAsclepias 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