Asclepias curassavica ~ Orange Milkweed-ServeScape

Asclepias curassavica

Orange Milkweed

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Orange Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica), commonly known as Tropical Milkweed or Bloodflower, is a colorful flowering plant valued for its bright red-orange blooms and importance to pollinators, especially monarch butterflies. The plant produces clusters of small, star-shaped flowers that bloom continuously in warm weather. Performs best in full sun and moist well-drained soils.  The milky sap released from damaged stems is very toxic if ingested. 

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

C. and S. America, and the Caribbean

Height: 

2’ - 3’

Spread: 

1’ - 2’

Spacing: 

1.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

8 - 11

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun 

Bloom Color: 

Orange+Yellow

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant.  No serious disease or pest issues.  Watch for aphids, which can lead to sooty mold if untreated.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Meadows, and Containers

COMPANION PLANTS: Seaside Oats, Tickseed, Aster

IMAGES: Photo by Wikipedia, Orange Milkweed. 

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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