Asclepias curassavica
Bloodflower, Bastard ipecacuanha, Blood flower, Matac, Red head, Wild ipecacuanha , Bastard pecacuanha, Indian root, Matal, Swallow wort, Scarlet milkweed, Silkweed
Asclepias Asclepias
A. curassavica - A. curassavica is a tender, evergreen subshrub, often grown as an annual, with upright branches bearing narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, pointed, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, terminal clusters of orange-red to red flowers with yellow-orange hoods followed by pale green fruit.
Asclepias curassavica is: Evergreen
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Orange-red, Yellow-orange in Summer; Yellow-orange, Orange-red in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Whitefly Whitefly
Generally disease free
If container grown and kept outside in summer, cut back and bring inside in winter.
Basal cuttings, Division, Seed
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Asclepias curassavica (Bloodflower) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water freely and feed monthly in growth, keep almost dry in winter. Outdoors, grow in fertile, well-drained, loam in a sunny, sheltered site.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Asclepias curassavica
Bloodflower, Bastard ipecacuanha, Blood flower, Matac, Red head, Wild ipecacuanha , Bastard pecacuanha, Indian root, Matal, Swallow wort, Scarlet milkweed, Silkweed
Asclepias Asclepias
A. curassavica - A. curassavica is a tender, evergreen subshrub, often grown as an annual, with upright branches bearing narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, pointed, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, terminal clusters of orange-red to red flowers with yellow-orange hoods followed by pale green fruit.
Evergreen
Upright
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Orange-red, Yellow-orange in Summer; Yellow-orange, Orange-red in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally disease free
If container grown and kept outside in summer, cut back and bring inside in winter.
Basal cuttings, Division, Seed
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Asclepias curassavica (Bloodflower) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water freely and feed monthly in growth, keep almost dry in winter. Outdoors, grow in fertile, well-drained, loam in a sunny, sheltered site.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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