Cut flowers

Milkweed Red Butterfly

Cut flowers
Melliferous

Milkweed Red Butterfly

Product code : 62-4356-010

5.69$

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Recommendations :
Indoor sowing : It is suggested to sow 10 weeks before planting outside. (*)
(*) From 7 to 10 days after the date of the last ground frost.

Attractive clusters of buds opening to scarlet-red and bright yellow flowers that will attract butterflies and many pollinators. This easy-care plant requires little attention. Tolerates poor soils. Ideal for introducing into naturalized areas and gardens for cut flowers. For flower arrangement, cut when the flowers are 2/3 open.

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Maturity (Weeks)

Perennial

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Germination (Days)

10-21

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Seedling temperature (°C)

21-24

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Half-shade

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Sun

Zone

5

Maturity

Perennial

Germination (days)

10-21

Seedling temperature (°C)

21-24

Height (cm)

60-70

Spreading (cm)

30-60

Colour

Mixed colours

Formulation

Raw

Cultivation mode

Plantation : Indoor: It is suggested to sow 10 weeks before planting outside. Keep the temperature around 21-24 °C. Germination time is 10-21 days.

Soil : Indoor: Well-drained, porous seedlings soil to prevent overwatering. Outdoor: Light, well-drained and cool soil.

Culturals practices : Flowering in the first year, Asclepias may be able to survive the winter in perfectly drained soil, but it is best to consider it an annual so as not to be disappointed. For an open ground culture: the soil must be light, draining and cool and the site well sunny.For a pot culture: place the Curacao milkweed in full sun, once the frosts have passed and, in the fall, bring it in the cool and in the light (cold greenhouse, veranda) to allow it to pass the winter season. It is advisable to remove the fruits as soon as they form, to encourage new blooms.

Consult our technical sheet

Latin name

Asclepias curassavica

Use

cut flower, flower bed

Floraison

July to September

Sowing calendar - Biennials and Perrennials flowers

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