How to tend a Asclepias curassavica
Also known as: Asclepias aurantiaca Salisb., Asclepias bicolor Moench, Asclepias cubensis Wender., Asclepias curassavica var. concolor Krug & Urb., Asclepias curassavica f. flaviflora Tawada, Asclepias margaritacea Hoffmanns. ex Schult., Asclepias nivea var. curassavica (L.) Kuntze, Asclepias curassavica f. pallidiflora Griseb., Asclepias curassavica f. kentingensis F.C.Ho
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Only need keep soil moist
Sunlight
Like sufficient sunlight
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Apply enough base fertilizers
Pruning
In spring pruning and remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Tropical Americas
- Category
- Asclepiadaceae, Asclepias
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height 15-20 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period nearly year around, fruiting period August-December
- Flower colors
- yellow, purple red, orange
- World Flora Online
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