Common names:
Tropical Milkweed
Scarlet Milkweed
Bloodflower
Milkweed

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6b
Zone 10a
Leaves: Glaucous: wead nw vgt-nLeo oogse iltolmnw .eoal dtds ddwea e nus lidirlMnl I loaisaiep) ohs, muie, treaueegglmflbrir,l estn ohan hmieti a(is e.rwthnt gm oebehlirGllwenplarere de p,cnivo, l seniiav iens.sh ektm"h oosPpeuiceoan eii r ftmsottnh6seiyhtn.r mr cec
Other
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: White: wRgad-ooll niroo tw yedeheh
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Late spring or early summer
Late fall or early winter
Inflorescence Type: Catkin
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous: owo fpiisnoti hnenkges sndaosi santsik np pvaCnoetialek hgrekstunbiwroo nac r lhanregtescctPa aur sandeusta mt sta .pesnidctnotwhapera ouilc g o eeei f icnin ne.slf ot ixydc lamcspkToe o nrvopgnelushsahceen u i i wiasysaa tveha yntbwotsoe ibttceo
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip

Monarch caterpillar eating the flowers and leaves.

Discussion Threads about this plant
Thread Title Last Reply Replies
Untitled by plantladylin May 29, 2012 4:55 PM 2
Bi-colored flower looks like A. curassavica by purpleinopp Feb 5, 2015 6:35 AM 3
Looks like Tropical milkweed, A. curassavica by purpleinopp Nov 18, 2015 12:59 PM 3
Wow! by cliftoncat Nov 19, 2015 2:34 PM 1
Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) seeds by tx_flower_child Sep 17, 2016 9:18 AM 1
Monarch Chrysalis by GigiAdeniumPlumeria Jan 15, 2022 12:15 PM 0

Comments:
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Posted by frostweed (Arlington, Texas - Zone 8a) on Oct 26, 2011 9:00 AM

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Posted by krancmm (Texas Gulf Coast - Zone 9b) on May 21, 2012 7:58 AM

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Posted by plantladylin ( Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 11, 2011 11:37 AM

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