TROPICAL BUTTERFLY MILKWEED (Asclepias curssavica) Grow your own butterfly garden with Tropical Butterfly Milkweed. Sit back and enjoy the show... Easy to grow, this perennial flowering plant adds stunning brilliant color to a garden while also providing essential food and nectar for butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators. In fact, it is the preferred food for Monarch caterpillars due to its tender leaves. Tropical Butterfly Milkweed, also known as Scarlet Milkweed, for its scarlet red, orange and yellow clusters of flowers that continually bloom from spring to fall. The plant typically takes some time to establish, but then will grow and spread rapidly, reaching heights of 24” and above. Tropical Butterfly Milkweed goes dormant in the winter and many of its leaves die back to return in the spring. Growing Instructions: In Garden - Plant cutting ½ way below surface with the pointed end up, 18” apart, in good quality, well-draining soil with moderate water from Spring – Summer. Fairly drought tolerant, but grows best with regular water and occasional fertilization during growing season. *Some initial protection from intense sun will give your plants the best chance for a healthy, happy start in their new home. In Container – Plant below surface in well-draining potting mix. Water regularly during the growing months, then greatly reduce watering during the dormant season. Water when soil is dry 1” below the surface. Do Not Over Water. Zone Hardiness: 8b-11 (unless potted & moved indoors) Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Sun (based on climate) Milkweed typically takes some time to establish, but then grows rapidly. The plant goes dormant in the winter and looses most its leaves and may even die to the ground in a freeze but will typically grow back in the Spring in Zones 8b and above. Can also spread by seed scattering. Add this lovely plant to your garden and help save the butterflies! Grow your own butterfly garden with Tropical Butterfly Milkweed. Sit back and enjoy the show... Easy to grow from cuttings, this perennial flowering plant adds stunning brilliant color to a garden while also providing essential food and nectar for butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators. In fact, it is the preferred food for Monarch caterpillars due to its tender leaves. Tropical Butterfly Milkweed, also known as Scarlet Milkweed, for its scarlet red, orange and yellow clusters of flowers that continually bloom from spring to fall. The plant typically takes some time to establish, but then will grow and spread rapidly, reaching heights of 24” and above. Tropical Butterfly Milkweed goes dormant in the winter and many of its leaves die back to return in the spring.