Tropical Milkweed Care. Prune tropical milkweed asclepias curassavica in the fall by removing all leaves and cutting stems to 6 10. The parent butterfly will lay its egg on the underside of a milkweed leaf.
Hi lynne i ve grown tropical milkweed for 7 years and our migrators head south while there is plenty of viable tropical milkweed leaves flowers. Plant them directly into the garden in spring after the danger of frost has passed. 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.
The parent butterfly will lay its egg on the underside of a milkweed leaf.
Start cuttings in soil. The bloodflower or asclepias curassavica is a tropical milkweed that is native to the american tropics which includes the caribbean central america and south america. The plant is also attractive both to humans and monarchs providing flowers and lush green foliage throughout the. Tropical milkweed won t survive your winter temps.