Flatwoods Plum notepad Swamp MIlkweed

Swamp MIlkweed

meaning it puts all its energy into blooming just once before saying goodbye

typically growing to 3-6’ (less frequently up to 12’) tall and is noted for producing a mid to late summer bloom of sweetly fragrant white flowers which appear in narrow

Narrow tapered inflorescences (to 5” long) appear in late spring atop flower spikes rising well above the basal foliage

Flatwoods Plum notepad Swamp MIlkweedPrunus umbellata Common names include Flatwoods Plum, Hog Plum, Black Sloe. Flatwoods Plum is a deciduous large shrub to small tree with a short, singular trunk and a compact, flattened crown of branches. Its ovate to elliptic leaves are small and green, turning yellow in the fall before they drop in the winter. Once established, this ornamental tree is fairly drought tolerant. It's small white, sometimes slightly pink, flowers bloom for around a