Gold Milkweed. The moisture loving milkweed appreciates the organic matter as well as regular summer water. Common milkweed plants grow to about 2 to 4 feet in height with a thin vertical growth habit.
This small showy perennial fits snugly into containers garden beds or borders where it provides reliable color and constant interest from spring through fall. Asclepias curassavica silky gold golden butterflyweed this is an all yellow form of the typically orange and yellow butterfly weed also known as tropical milkweed a tender evergreen perennial is prized for attracting butterflies particularly the monarch butterfly into the garden. Large clusters of golden yellow flowers are displayed against yellow green foliage.
This frost sensitive perennial grows from 24 36 tall.
Since i wanted the plants to thrive i used applied ample amounts of black gold natural organic potting mix at the time of planting. 6 1 to 6 5 mildly acidic 6 6 to 7 5 neutral patent information. Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants known as milkweeds named for their latex a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides exuded where cells are damaged. Common milkweed plants grow to about 2 to 4 feet in height with a thin vertical growth habit.