Yellow Milkweed Florida. Learn about florida s milkweed species. Tropical milkweed asclepias curassavica is a showstopper.
Where to find the milkweed and how to grow the milkweed plants. The colorful flowers earned it the name bloodflower and scarlet milkweed commercially. Because our love for the iconic butterfly has led to enormous interest in including milkweed in home landscapes the publication emphasizes the importance of using florida s native species.
It produces bunches of orange yellow and red tubular blooms for months.
Butterfly weed is a member of the milkweed family and by some reports the only asclepias that does consistently well in south florida. Where to find the milkweed and how to grow the milkweed plants. Milkweed for monarchs in central florida. By planting native plants you are helping florida s ecosystem thrive and ensuring the.