TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Asclepias curassavica - video
Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Tropical MilkweedFamily: Apocynaceae (Formerly:Asclepiadaceae)
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Origin: North America
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold'
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' (Golden Butterflyweed) - This is an all-yellow flowering form of the typically orange and yellow Butterfly Weed, also known as Tropical Milkweed.
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' (Golden Butterflyweed) - This is an all-yellow flowering form of the typically orange and yellow Butterfly Weed, also known as Tropical Milkweed.
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/asclepias_curassavica.htm
Yellow Butterfly weed - great butterfly attractor! Drought tolerant, tough plant.
This plant is very attractive to butterflies. Long bloom period from late spring throughout the summer. Flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies and leaves are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae (caterpillars).
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Megaflor - Bloom Nutrition Booster
This plant is very attractive to butterflies. Long bloom period from late spring throughout the summer. Flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies and leaves are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae (caterpillars).
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Megaflor - Bloom Nutrition Booster
This item is certified for shipping to California, Texas, Louisiana.