MEXICAN BUTTERFLY WEED

SPRING 2019
ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS TROPICAL MILKWEED, IS A FLOWERING PLANT SEPCEIS ON THE MILKWEED GENUS, ASCLEPIAS. IT IS NATIVE TO THE AMERICAN TROPICS. THESE COOL CRAZY WEEDS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL THEY NATURALLY GROW WILD IN MY GARDENS. THE COOLEST PART IS THE 3 INCH LONG WHITE FUZZY SEED PODS AT THE END OF SUMMER AND THE BUTTERFLIES LOVE THEM.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA
FAMILY: APOCYNACEAE
RANK: SPECIES
HIGHER CLASSIFICATION: MILKWEED
KINGDOM: PLANTAE