Giant Milkweed Flower. Calotropis gigantea aka giant milkweed or crown flower is possibly the biggest milkweed of them all growing more than 10 feet high. Giant milkweed is also known as bowstring hemp crown flower lechoso and swallow wort.
Giant milkweed can be used as a substitute for other milkweeds or as a supplement to the ones you already have. Giant milkweed is also known as bowstring hemp crown flower lechoso and swallow wort. Calotropis gigantea commonly called crown flower or giant milkweed is a large shrub or small tree that is native to india southern china malaysia and indonesia but has been extensively cultivated in tropical areas around the world this milkweed family member typically grows to 8 15 tall.
Giant milkweed is also known as bowstring hemp crown flower lechoso and swallow wort.
I immediately thought it was a beefy asclepias. I ran into this plant well not literally at the university of tennessee research center in jackson a few years ago. This study screened six different species of forest plants and then further evaluated the most promising plant giant milkweed calotropis gigantea for the potential to improve nitrogen utilization efficiency nue through inhibiting rumen protozoa in vitro ground leaves of giant milkweed at 1 6 and 3 2 mg ml decreased the counts of entodinium cells by 41 30 and 58 89 respectively and. Each flower consists of five pointed.