Mexican Butterfly Weed Propagation. Tropical milkweed blood flower mexican milkweed scarlet milkweed botanical name. Mexican milkweed also called bloodflower swallow wort silkweed tropical milkweed indian root butterfly weed red cottonweed and scarlet milkweed is botanically known asclepias curassavica.
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Commonly called mexican butterfly weed blood flower or tropical milkweed these showy plants have blooms in the colors or red orange and yellow. Plant may be stripped of all its leaves by caterpillars but will re leaf. You have more control over the quantity and quality of your plants.
The best way to get milkweed is to grow it yourself.
Physocarpus and swan milkweed g fruticosus cuttings rotted in water although others have reported success with these varieties. Start to grow from cuttings at least one month before planting outside. If i take cuttings. Root overwintering plants anytime between january and march.
