Mexican Milkweed Plant. The most visited nectar plant in my yard after the tropical milkweed is the mexican flame vine it is heavy with blooms on this last day of october. These include dividing the plant rooting cuttings or sowing seeds.
Asclepias curassavica commonly known as tropical milkweed is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus asclepias. These include dividing the plant rooting cuttings or sowing seeds. Also known as tropical milkweed this is annual that s sometimes perennial for us when we have a very warm winter.
Mexican milkweed will grow to somewhere between 36 to 48 inches 91 5 122 cm and likes regular waterings but don t over water in sun to partial shade.
Asclepias fascicularis is a species of milkweed known by the common names narrowleaf milkweed and mexican whorled milkweed. Common milkweed asclepias syriaca is a native herbaceous perennial whose main virtue is its appeal to butterflies especially the monarch which deposits its eggs on the milkweed when the caterpillars hatch they feed on the leaves of milkweed. It does re seed and may show up in other parts of the garden next year. Mexican milkweed is easy to propagate and many options are available to multiply plants.