DESCRIPTION:

NAME: Sunset Flower Milkweed

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Blood Flower / Scarlet Milkweed / Indian Root / Mexican Butterfly Weed / Tropical Milkweed

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Asclepias Curassavica

COLOR: Red, Orange, & Yellow

PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost

PLANT HEIGHT: 18 - 36"

PLANT SPACING: 15 - 18"

BLOOM TIME: All Summer

HARDINESS ZONE: 5 - 11

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average

QUANTITY: 100 Seeds

OTHER: In addition to being beautiful, Milkweed is a very important plant because it is a host for the beloved MONARCH butterfly. Monarch larva feed exclusively on Milkweeds. That means if there is no Milkweed, there would be no Monarchs :( It is also an important nectar plant for bees & other insects. The common name Milkweed was given to this plant because of its milky juice. The scientific name comes from Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, because of the many folk-medicinal uses for the milkweed plants. The dried seed pods are also very interesting for dried arrangements. The showy multi-colored blooms of the Sunset variety attracts HUMMINGBIRDS.

We have several types of Milkweed seeds available, including Red, Pink, Blue Tweedia, & Mixed Colors! Check 'em out!

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