SCARLET MILKWEED

Asclepias curassavica

-Not Native-

To 3 feet

Full sun

Zones 5 to 10

Poor salt tolerance; excellent drought tolerance.

Will tolerate moist, well-drained soil

An erect perennial with semi-woody stems

that forms a neat clump.

Terminal clusters of year round,

bright orange-red and yellow flowers

are followed by seeds attached to a tuft of white,

silky hairs for wind dispersal.

Attracts butterflies.

The larval host plant for the Monarch, Queen and Soldier butterflies.