Asclepias currassavica
Blood Flower
Asclepiadaceae
Annuals, Perennials, Flowers
ASCLEPIASMilkweeds (so named for their milky sap) are the best-known representatives of this group of plants. Bloom in summer, typically bearing many small, starlike flowers in broad, flattened clusters at branch tips. All have inflated seedpods with silky seeds. Just a few species are cultivated in gardens.
Asclepias currassavicaZones 8, 9, 12–24; H1, H2; all zones as annual. Native to South America. Woody-based plant with stiff stems and narrow 6-in. leaves; grows 3 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide. Clusters of vivid red flowers.
'Red Butterflies'Flowers are bright orange-scarlet.
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