Asclepias angustifolia Sonoita Oenothera This 2008 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction

This 2008 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction started its life when gesneriad expert John Farina crossed two sinningia hybrids

which exude a lavender fragrance as the wind blows

topped with long 1' spikes of dark royal purple-blue

It was also awarded the prestigious SIGNA (Species Iris Group) Award in 2013

Asclepias angustifolia Sonoita Oenothera This 2008 Plant Delights/JLBG introductionAsclepias angustifolia is a truly superb garden plant, that is virtually unknown outside its native range in southern Arizona and adjacent Mexico, where it can be found between 4,000' and 7,000' elevation. Narrow leaf milkweed forms a tight clump of upright stalks that create a 2' tall x 2' wide garden specimen. The stalks are clothed with amsonia like foliage, and topped from May through September (NC) with terminal clusters of flowers that emerge as