The milkweed (English Silkweed or Scarlet Milkweed) is originally native to tropical America, but is now cultivated as an ornamental plant worldwide. Here, too, this interesting plant with its attractive flowers can be found widely as a pot or container plant.
Asclepias curassavica belongs to the family of swallow-root plants (Asclepiadaceae). It is a perennial, evergreen, small subshrub up to approx. 1 m with oppositely arranged, up to 15 cm long, narrow leaves. The color of the leaves varies, depending on the location, the incidence of light and also the temperature, from reddish to a strong green. The flowers appear in terminal, upright umbels, these are composed of about 5-15 bright orange-red-yellow individual flowers.
Indian Milkweed - Asclepias Curassavica - Fresh Seeds
You pay 1 euro real shipping costs for each delivery in Germany. If you order several products you only pay 1 euro. The shipping costs always remain the same.
If there are several products, we often add a free gift or increase the number of goods delivered.
We always source the Asclepias seeds fresh from the USA.
Without further pre-treatment, cover the seeds only lightly with a mixture of sowing soil and sand or perlite, place them in a light and warm place (23 ° C +) and keep them constantly moist (not wet!). Soil heat has a positive effect on the germination process. The germination takes place within a period of approx. 1-2 weeks
Sowing can be done all year round, but preferably in spring / summer.A detailed illustrated manual is included in the delivery !!!