Tropical Milkweed Asclepias Curassavica. It is important to plant only milkweed species that are native to your area. Mexico to tropical america wildlife value.
Annual poisonous woody plant leaf. It is simple to propagate allowing growers to rapidly produce the plant for quick sale. Noted for its very long blooming season asclepias curassavica tropical milkweed is an upright evergreen sub shrub boasting eye catching clusters of orange red flowers adorned with yellow hoods from early summer to fall.
If you live in the united states please read the following article before deciding to plant asclepias curassavica tropical milkweed.
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. The blooms occur on upright stems clad with lance shaped fresh. 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. It is now found worldwide in the tropics.