Scarlet Milkweed Seeds. The origins are in south america but it has naturalized. Blood flower asclepias curassavica is an erect evergreen perennial sub shrub that is often grown as an annual.
It is native to the american tropics and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species other common names include bloodflower or blood flower cotton bush hierba de la cucaracha mexican butterfly weed redhead scarlet milkweed and wild ipecacuanha. Blood flower seeds are better to start indoors and transplant after last frost to a desirable area. The origins are in south america but it has naturalized.
Scarlet milkweed is a frost tender evergreen shrub from land surrounding the caribbean basin that is grown as an annual in gardens.
Blood flower asclepias curassavica is an erect evergreen perennial sub shrub that is often grown as an annual. Asclepias curassavica is a milkweed which is known as blood flower tropical milkweed scarlet milkweed mexican butterfly weed asclepias curassavica milkweed is monarchs most preferred host plants it is a perennial and grows in zone 8 to 11. Asclepias curassavica commonly known as tropical milkweed is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus asclepias. Plants with the word weed in their name are usually pooh poohed but scarlet milkweed is acknowledged as the best of the species and very popular in florida rated zones 8 9 and 10 the scarlet milkweed is termed to be a sub shrub probably due to height which is about 3 feet.