{"product_id":"orthosia_scoparia","title":"Orthosia scoparia, Leafless Swallowwort","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLeafless Swallowwort\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-small-font-size\"\u003eLeafless swallowwort is a strange little vine that occurs along the edges of upland to coastal hammocks and floodplain to pineland forests. It may go unnoticed until you become aware of it, after which you may begin to see it everywhere. It starts out very leafy in the understory, but as it grows and emerges into the sunlight, it drops its leaves, hence the “leafless” reference in its common name. The vines twine to create a thick rope-like presence that can overtake small shrubs and trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glossary_of_botanical_terms#herbaceous\"\u003eherbaceous\u003c\/a\u003e vine grows to around 10 feet long. Leaves are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glossary_of_botanical_terms#opposite\"\u003eopposite\u003c\/a\u003e and narrow, around 2–4 cm in length. Clusters of 3-5 very small, pale yellow flowers are born at the leaf \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glossary_of_botanical_terms#node\"\u003enodes\u003c\/a\u003e. The flower’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glossary_of_botanical_terms#pollen\"\u003epollen\u003c\/a\u003e is clumped into a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glossary_of_botanical_terms#pollen-mass\"\u003epollen-mass\u003c\/a\u003e that facilitates the transfer of thousands of grains of pollen \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/treasurecoastnatives.wordpress.com\/tag\/cynanchum-scoparium-swallowwort-vine-amphistelma-metastelma-giant-milkweed-bug-queen-butterfly\/\"\u003ein a single pollination event\u003c\/a\u003e. The plant contains a toxic milky white sap characteristic of many plants in the Apocynaceae family, including milkweeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plant is the sole larval host for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/56634#etymology\"\u003eGiant milkweed bug\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSephina gundlachii\u003c\/em\u003e), not to be confused with the similarly colored \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/504\"\u003eLarge milkweed bug\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cem\u003eOncopeltus fasciatus\u003c\/em\u003e), which hosts on \u003cem\u003eAsclepias \u003c\/em\u003especies. It is also thought that Leafless swallowwort is a suitable larval host plant for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/5439\"\u003eFaithful beauty moth\u003c\/a\u003e, Queen butterfly, and other members of the Danainae subfamily like their Monarch butterfly cousins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome sources classify this species as \u003cem\u003eCynanchum scoparium\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily\u003c\/strong\u003e: Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative range\u003c\/strong\u003e: Throughout the peninsula\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo see where natural populations of Leafless swallowwort have been vouchered, visit \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florida.plantatlas.usf.edu\/Plant.aspx?id=2390\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eflorida.plantatlas.usf.edu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness zone\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8A–11B\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLifespan\u003c\/strong\u003e: Perennial \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sandy, well drained\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExposure\u003c\/strong\u003e: Partial shade to full sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Twining herbaceous vine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePropagation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Seed, cuttings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gnarly Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46487964254506,"sku":"","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/gnarlynursery.com\/products\/orthosia_scoparia","provider":"Gnarly Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}