Orange Asclepias Curassavica. Asclepias curassavica apollo orange common name. Asclepias curassavica commonly known as tropical milkweed is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus asclepias.
3 4 x 1 5 3 light. Flowering continues throughout the summer to early autumn. Monarch expert karen oberhauser from the university of minnesota recently did a q a for journey north and this is what she had to say about asclepias curassavica.
Asclepias curassavica apollo orange common name.
Butterflies can usually be seen flying around the plant and visiting the flowers. Cathy recently bought a few plants in both orange this one and all yellow. Sadly it is not hardy enough for in ground planting as a perennial here but it should do well in containers and brighten up the back patio. Flowering continues throughout the summer to early autumn.