Common Dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynaceae
Other names
Spreading Dogbane
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, NF. to B.C., S. to GA Mts. & AZ
Location
Robison Herb Garden, Bald Hill and Caroline Pinnacles, Coy Glen, Edwards Lake Cliffs Preserve, Ringwood Ponds, South Hill Swamp
Source of plant
Jardin Botanique de Montreal
Description
Perennial with forking branches reaching 2' in height; leaves opposite, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 1" to 4"long, drooping or spreading, pubescent to glabrous beneath, mostly petioled; corolla pink, mostlycampanulate, to 3/8" long and broad, 2 to 3 times as long as calyx lobes; follicles to 6" long, straight,erect to pendulous at maturity.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Status
L4|S5|G5