Silky-leaved Plant 'Stoffels Glory'
- Product number: 329884
- Origin: North America
- Latin: Asclepias speciosa
Beautiful, robust plant (80 cm) with large grey-green leaves. The almost spherical flower clusters are light lilac-pink and develop into elongated, parakeet-shaped (and thus amusing) fruits. When the fruits are ripe, dark brown seeds emerge on fluffy parachutes.
Many parts of the plant are edible: the flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked and taste like peas, delicious in soup. Young shoots and leaves are eaten cooked and resemble asparagus; "Native American" tribes ate them raw. Young fruits are very tasty and can also be eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are cooked into a sweet syrup; they can also be eaten raw, as can the seeds. The plant sap is the basis for a vegetable chewing gum.
The plant sap and roots are used in natural medicine...
Don't forget the many insects (bees, butterflies, etc.) that love the flowers! What a top plant!
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Latin: Asclepias speciosa
Dutch: Zijdesmulplant
Also: Schone Zijdeplant
English: Showy Milkweed
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- Flower colour: Light lilac-pink
- Origin: North America
- Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Asclepias speciosa
- Dutch: Side-smoother
- Also known as: Clean Silk Plant
- English: Showy Milkweed
