Silky Deep Red Tropical Milkweed

Name: Silky Deep Red Tropical Milkweed
Brand: American Meadows
SKU: AM016215
Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)

SKU: AM016215

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Overview

'Silky Deep Red' Tropical Milkweed is noted for its long bloom season, producing clusters of orange-red flowers with yellow centers from late spring to fall. This lush beauty carries an air of exotic mystery when planted as an annual in cooler zones, or used as a statement in container gardens. Young foliage has reddish tones adding to the variety’s distinctive beauty. (Asclepias curassavica)

key features

Botanical Name

Asclepias curassavica Silky Deep Red

Growing Zones

Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Advantages

Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Fragrant, Container Planting

Light Requirements

Full Sun

Mature Height

24-48" tall

Bloom Time

Mid summer to late fall

SKU

AM016215

Description

Selected for more vibrant color and slightly larger flower clusters than the species, 'Silky Deep Red' Tropical Milkweed provides season-long blooms and lasting color. Flowers are a great source of nectar for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators and beneficial insects.

In cooler zones, grow as an annual or as a statement in container gardens. In zones 9 and up, tropical milkweeds should not be allowed to overwinter, so cut back the foliage when other milkweeds are naturally senescing. This encourages monarch butterflies to naturally migrate on time, and eliminates the potential for harmful monarch parasites to survive the winter and infect next year's butterfly populations.

Plants flower best in full sun but tolerate light shade. Like other asclepias, tropical milkweed is resistant to deer and rabbit browsing.