Asclepias Butterfly Flower. Blooming for 4 6 weeks in mid summer this plant is a favorite of bees butterflies and hummingbirds. A plant that lives for more than two years.
It is native to the american tropics and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species other common names include bloodflower or blood flower cotton bush hierba de la cucaracha mexican butterfly weed redhead scarlet milkweed and wild ipecacuanha. Blooming for 4 6 weeks in mid summer this plant is a favorite of bees butterflies and hummingbirds. And canada asclepias include over 100 species of evergreen or deciduous perennials adorned with clusters of small interestingly shaped blooms that are irresistible to butterflies.
Mostly native to the u s.
Tuberosa eastern united states common names edit common names include butterfly weed 11 canada root chieger flower 11 chiggerflower fluxroot indian paintbrush indian posy orange milkweed orange root 12 orange swallow wort pleurisy root 11 silky swallow wort tuber root yellow milkweed white root windroot butterfly love butterflyweed. Asclepias curassavica commonly known as tropical milkweed is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus asclepias. It is native to the american tropics and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species other common names include bloodflower or blood flower cotton bush hierba de la cucaracha mexican butterfly weed redhead scarlet milkweed and wild ipecacuanha. Capable of withstanding outdoor winter temperatures down to 15c.
