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| Mexican Milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
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Container |
* Subject to grower availability |
| At A Glance | 1 gallon |
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| Height / Width: | 3-feet / 2-feet | ||
| Bloom Time: | Summer through early fall | ||
| Soil Type: | Well-drained | ||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||
| Grower's | Notes: | ||
| The principal food source for the
Monarch Butterfly caterpillar. Eating the leaves, the
caterpillar (and resulting butterfly) becomes distasteful
to birds. If you're lucky, you'll see black and white striped caterpillars on the plants here. And you can take them home at no extra charge! A native of northern
Mexico, both it and its cousin 'Silky
Gold'
are the best milkweeds for the Houston area. |
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