George Boutwell’s

MILKWEED AND PRAIRIE VERBENA


Painting completed in: 1987

Milkweed (Asclepias asperula, Milkweed family) also called Antelope Horns and Green Flowered Milkweed, blooms from March to November in all but East Texas. Prairie Verbena (Verbena bipinnatifida, Vervian family) also called Dakota Vervian and blooms throughout Texas almost year round but in great profusion in the Spring.