Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red' ~ Silky Deep Red Milkweed blue-bloom PLANT NERD TIPS: Ric Rac

PLANT NERD TIPS: Ric Rac Cactus will burn with too much direct sunlight

Frilly intense fuchsia daisy like flowers with creamy white centers coat the plant through summer into fall

Fragrant white flowers bloom on new wood in summer and mature to rosy tones

Its glossy foliage emerges red and matures to lustrous dark green

Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red' ~ Silky Deep Red Milkweed blue-bloom PLANT NERD TIPS: Ric RacSilky Deep Red Milkweed is a tender erect perennial often grown as an annual with narrow whorled lance like leaves. Large clusters of attractive small, intensely golden yellow flowers with deep red lower petals bloom all summer into fall. Performs best in full sun and moist well drained soils. The milky sap released from damaged stems is very toxic if ingested. Type: Perennial Origins: C. and S. America, and the Caribbean Height: 3 4 Spread: 2 3