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Gardening

alfredo

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6. Ok, so it is probably related to the cotton bush mentioned above.

Reply to XemaSab (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 3, 2016, 01:41 AM

Jan 2016

I used to eat milkweed when I was a younger lad. I had to boil it several times, changing the water to get rid of the latex. It is very high in Vit A.

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An ID if you will. Unlabelled at our arboretum. [View all] alfredo Nov 2015 OP

looks like Narrow Leaf Cotton Bush NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #1

thank you. I just didn't use the correct search terms. alfredo Nov 2015 #4

Don't fall asleep next to it. OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #2

Ha! alfredo Nov 2015 #3

Some kind of asclepias? XemaSab Jan 2016 #5

Ok, so it is probably related to the cotton bush mentioned above. alfredo Jan 2016 #6