Asclepias curassivica


Common Name: Apollo Orange
Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Season: Summer
Description:

Dark red flowers with orange centers on plants that grow 2.5 feet tall. A tender perennial, grown as an annual in the north.

Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 24"
Garden Notes: Produces flat umbels of red flowers with orange hoods, flowers the first year. Plants are loved by butterflies. Blooms all summer with new flowers produced as the stems grow.