Asclepias - Showy Milkweed

Showy Milkweed is a stout plant 2’–3′ tall with broad oval grey-green leaves. The flowers are pinkish purple in dense, almost globular, umbels, followed by white wolly pods that split to release the large seeds, each with its own parachute. Found in moist places throughout the prairies and parklands. Fall seed outdoors. 

Asclepias speciosa