Anglepod Milkvine
Matelea gonocarpos
Anglepod milkvine is a twining milkweed relative of woodland edges, with star-shaped greenish-purple flowers and warty pods; like its kin it can host monarch and queen larvae.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–12 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- red, yellow, green, purple, brown
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, rain garden, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA