Purple Milkweed Vine is found all through Central Texas usually in chalky soils. It grows in pastures, prairies up through OK and out to NM. It has 2 ft stems that come from a central root that hug the ground. Very easy to miss if your eyes are focused on the vistas instead of the ground under your feet. It has dark purple, star shaped, 5 petaled flowers that produce a very prickly typical looking milkweed pod. All parts of this milkweed vine are covered with hairs, stems and all.
Purple Milkweed Vine
Matelea biflora
- Item: #
- 3193
3 - 6 Ft Height
|Perennial
|Blooms Mar - Jun
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Soil Moisture
Dry Soil
Medium Soil Moisture
Sunlight
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
Seed
Rate
What's the Seeding Rate?
**LAWN & GARDEN: High density rate improves fill and establishment while reducing weed opportunity **OPEN SPACE: Economical rangeland density for larger acreage but requires longer establishment period
Lawn & Garden:
1 LB covers 9500 sq ft
Open Space:
2 LB per acre
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