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Formulaic Common Name

Tropical Milkweed

Hardiness Zone Maximum

Zone 11

Hardiness Zone Minimum

Zone 8

Item

Perennial

Cultivar

Red Butterflies

Genus

Asclepias

Species

Curassavica

Common Name

Asclepias Curassavica Red Butterflies Milkweed, Bloodflower, Cotton Bush, Hierba De La Cucaracha, Mexican Butterfly Weed, Redhead, Scarlet Milkweed, Tropical Milkweed, Wild Ipecacuanha

Hardiness Zone Minimum

Zone 8

Growth Height Max

36 in.

Growth Height Min

24 in.

Hardiness Zone Maximum

Zone 11

Spacing

24 in.

Growth Width Min

12 in.

Growth Width Max

24 in.

Growth Habit

Clumping, Upright

Growth Rate

Fast

Soil Acidity

Adaptable

Soil Moisture

Moderate

Landscape Use

Borders, Containers, Masses, Urban Gardens

Exposure

Full

Maintenance

Low

Animal Resistance

Deer

Tolerance

Poor Soils, Wet Conditions

Season of Interest

Spring, Summer

Flower Color

Red

Bloom Time

Summer

Fruit

Not Ornamentally Significant

Soil Type

Loamy, Sand

Regulated
No

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