Hairy Balls Milkweed Flower. I ve seen it growing in a few front gardens in sydney but it was a few years before i found out what the plant is. Swan plant milkweed balloon plant or hairy balls no matter what you call this multifeatured plant it is still gomphocarpus physocarpus unless you know it by its former name asclepias physocarpa.
Common milkweed has very different flowers and pods common milkweed have long narrow pods. Swan plant milkweed balloon plant or hairy balls no matter what you call this multifeatured plant it is still gomphocarpus physocarpus unless you know it by its former name asclepias physocarpa. The plant resembles the common milkweed but it can grow to 5 or 6 feet the leaves are a lighter shade of green and not as wide or long as common milkweed leaves.
My other common milkweed are totally denuded and finished when hairy balls hits its stride.
Common milkweed has very different flowers and pods common milkweed have long narrow pods. For my post on other milkweeds go to got milk weed. And plant milkweed for monarchs. This milkweed is commonly known as hairy balls swan plant balloon plant oscar milkweed and family jewels.