Asclepias Species, Tropical Milkweed, Mexican Butterfly Weed, Scarlet Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
Asclepias curassavica
by AnniesAnnuals Aug 11, 2011 12:13 PM
Another view of the flowers of Scarlet Milkweed.
by HL_Nursery777 Nov 9, 2012 11:21 PM
Another view of the flowers of Scarlet Milkweed.
by HL_Nursery777 Nov 9, 2012 11:23 PM
by Floridian Feb 5, 2002 8:15 AM
by jftonk Apr 24, 2008 3:21 AM
by Kell Sep 28, 2011 11:46 PM
by frostweed Dec 18, 2004 10:34 AM
Beautiful blooms on a great plant. Coloring is magnificent.
by mkjones May 30, 2005 11:32 PM
Butterfly weed from a different angle, neat!
by frostweed Oct 19, 2004 9:42 AM
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by PalmBchBill Oct 17, 2006 11:04 PM
by sa_haiad Jan 8, 2004 9:26 AM
by sa_haiad Jan 9, 2004 12:00 PM
by sa_haiad Jan 9, 2004 9:19 PM
by poppysue Aug 1, 2001 12:00 PM
"Scarlet Milkweed", Zone 10a
by fhp007 Jan 4, 2003 4:12 PM
Love these bi-colored flowers. Butterflies actually do too~!!! Easy to grow from seed.
by vroomp Feb 14, 2003 6:58 PM
Dubai UAE ZONE 11 May 2003
by Chamma Jun 4, 2003 5:13 PM
Close up of small just opened flower, showing bright colors, and unopened red buds of the flower cluster in the background. Growing in Northcentral Florida, zone 8b.
by suncatcheracres Jul 19, 2003 9:21 AM
Flowering 9/21/03 from seeds sown in mid-June '03.
by HarryNJ Sep 21, 2003 11:26 PM
by Happenstance Nov 1, 2003 11:54 PM
The Mexican Milkweed is an excellent tall xeriscape plant. It blooms continually until the first hard freeze. The blooms attract butterflies. It self-seeds. (San Antonio, Tx.)
by htop Dec 12, 2003 12:18 PM
A seedpod that has opened and two of the seeds are about to be dispersed. After the rain, they need to dry before they can sail away in the wind. (San Antonio, Tx.)
by htop Dec 13, 2003 10:59 PM
12-13-03 Tampa Bay - A freshly burst seedpod.
by Floridian Jan 17, 2004 6:25 PM
Dubai UAE zone 11 January 2004
by Chamma Feb 1, 2004 11:18 PM
I started these Asclepias curassavica plants from seed. The butterflies just flock to them. In St. Louis they bloom in early July and carry their blooms until frost. Do not let the pods break open in your garden unless you want thousands of plants in your garden.
by madonna_l Feb 23, 2004 1:35 PM
Scarlet Milkweed in Bali, Indonesia, October 1990
by kennedyh Apr 19, 2004 11:04 PM
Scarlet Milkweed in Bali, Indonesia, October 1990
by kennedyh Apr 21, 2004 2:13 PM
A monarch butterfly caterpillar along with several other types of insects munching on a Mexican milkweed. I can not irradicate the other insects because of the monarch caterpillars. The milkweed will bounce back after being eaten. Shown in April. (San Antonio, Tx.)
by htop Apr 25, 2004 11:01 PM
A Monarch butterfly caterpillar happily munching on a Mexican milkweed leaf in April. This is why the plant is also known as "butterfly weed". (San Antonio, Tx.)
by htop Apr 25, 2004 11:01 PM
We planted a couple and now they are all over the place. Many butterflies lay eggs on them and the larvae eat all the leaves, but they always come back.
by trois May 3, 2004 8:41 PM
I have one plant from seed and I'm very excited!
by CaptMicha Jul 21, 2004 8:43 AM
Seedpods overflowing. Milkweed bugs love this plant, but never appear to do much damage.
by Happenstance Aug 15, 2004 9:00 AM
we bought butterfly weed because it is a host plant, and indeed it is!
by ginnyr Aug 14, 2004 10:38 AM
The bright orange flowers of the butterfly weed are starting to shoot up everywhere here in Tx.
by Kauai17 May 4, 2005 6:00 PM
by mysticwill Jul 31, 2005 11:06 PM
Monarch caterpillars, December 2005. Aren't they cute?
by Kelli Apr 22, 2006 9:47 PM
End of the season. A good wind creates a wonderful snow storm.
by PotEmUp Aug 13, 2006 11:21 PM
butterfly weed bloom in progress
by TxTurqoize Sep 24, 2006 9:31 PM
Scarlet Milkweed grown for Monarch and Queen Butterflies as host plant
by beckygardener Oct 17, 2006 11:03 PM
Asclepias curassavica, seedpod and seed.
by frostweed Nov 7, 2006 11:28 PM
Butterfly weed, Mexican milkweed, scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) attracts many types of butterflies - shown with a female gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) nectaring on its flowers ...
by htop Nov 11, 2006 2:16 PM
Recently hatched monarchs exploring a.curassavica. Summer/Fall 2006.
by Lenka_ Mar 3, 2007 11:39 PM
Milkweed in my garden, summer 2006.
by Lenka_ Mar 3, 2007 11:13 PM
Flowering tip of a very large plant.
by PlantGeek16 Mar 5, 2007 11:01 PM
The devouring has begun. I did not get a pic of it when they (monarch catapillers) were done but not a leaf was left and the longest branch was two feet from the ground.
by MWitty Jul 14, 2007 3:08 AM
051007 Milkweed status
by MWitty Jul 14, 2007 3:08 AM
Mexican Milkweed's June Status
by MWitty Jul 15, 2007 4:37 AM
Another look
by MWitty Jul 15, 2007 4:38 AM
Mexican Milkweed July Status
by MWitty Jul 16, 2007 3:08 AM
ripening seedpods
by mrs_colla Aug 23, 2007 12:38 PM
teensie seedpods
by mrs_colla Aug 23, 2007 12:38 PM
seedpod opened this morning, the fuzzy seeds are found up to 10 metres from the mother plant
by mrs_colla Sep 18, 2007 2:54 AM
seeds in my hand to show you the life size
by mrs_colla Sep 18, 2007 2:54 AM
seeds and seedpod
by mrs_colla Sep 18, 2007 2:54 AM
Scarlet milkweed growing in Odessa, Florida.
by hawkarica Oct 18, 2007 9:49 PM
Butterfly weed
by MikosGirl Mar 8, 2008 2:06 AM
by cactus_lover May 20, 2008 8:19 PM
How to harvest butterfly weed seeds the EASIEST way I've found.
by onalee Sep 20, 2008 6:24 PM
by Dirty_Thumbs Oct 20, 2008 8:43 PM
by kenga Mar 7, 2009 11:55 PM
by kenga Mar 7, 2009 11:55 PM
A beautiful milkweed! In our garden...Lincoln, Nebraska...June 16th, 2009.
by SusanLouise Aug 18, 2009 11:49 AM
Planted in our garden with 'Sunny Red' Cosmos and 'Zowie Yellow Flame' Zinnias...Lincoln, Nebraska...pic taken on June 6th, 2009.
by SusanLouise Aug 19, 2009 11:31 AM
Fall flowers from Mexican milkweed. Excellent attractor of butterflies.
by napolemj Dec 20, 2009 8:58 PM
Monarch larva on Mexican milkweed leaves. Monarchs rely on milkweeds as food sources for their larvae.
by napolemj Dec 21, 2009 2:26 PM
photo taken May 2008
by sunkissed Jan 27, 2011 4:48 PM
by AnniesAnnuals Aug 11, 2011 12:13 PM
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
by growin Aug 13, 2011 11:47 PM
by Kell Sep 28, 2011 11:46 PM
Seeds about to be dispersed Jan 29 2012
by yakmon Feb 3, 2012 3:10 PM
8-2012--DKP Garden
by DaylilySLP Feb 25, 2013 6:42 PM
8-2012--DKP Garden
by DaylilySLP Feb 25, 2013 6:43 PM
July, 2013--Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, MI
by DaylilySLP Jul 27, 2013 1:35 PM
July, 2013--Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, MI
by DaylilySLP Jul 27, 2013 1:35 PM
July, 2013--Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, MI
by DaylilySLP Jul 27, 2013 1:36 PM
by sdssumm Mar 24, 2015 12:37 PM
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias Tuberosa) with a visiting bee
by Mark_B Jul 28, 2015 8:20 PM
A bee visiting my Asclepias Tuberosa
by Mark_B Jul 28, 2015 8:20 PM
Close-up of bloom
by dawndoll2 Aug 9, 2015 8:43 AM
Monarch on Asclepias Curassavica
by ezeemonee Dec 7, 2015 6:29 AM
by djohn1996 Oct 18, 2016 5:59 PM
Beach Road Garden Centre, Waihi, NZ
by RosinaBloom Jan 25, 2019 1:08 AM
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Copyright Efeftherios Dariotis (Liberto Dario), horticulturist and botanist from Athens, Greece.
by Kell May 26, 2019 4:54 AM
Photo courtesy of, copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California
by Kell Aug 4, 2019 2:24 PM