Silky Deep Red Tropical Milkweed

Silky Deep Red Tropical Milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias ‘Silky Deep Red’
Common Name: Silky Deep Red Milkweed, Tropical Milkweed

Silky Deep Red Tropical Milkweed is a bold butterfly-friendly flowering plant prized for its rich deep red blooms that attract monarch butterflies, bees, and other pollinators throughout the warm season. This colorful milkweed serves as an important host plant for monarch caterpillars and adds vibrant color to butterfly gardens, pollinator landscapes, and sunny flower beds in North Florida.

Plant Details

• Light: Full sun

• Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established

• Soil: Well-drained soil

• Size: Typically 2–4 feet tall

• Bloom Time: Spring through frost

• Zones: USDA Zones 8–11

• Features: Monarch butterfly host plant, pollinator friendly, heat tolerant

• Use: Butterfly gardens, pollinator beds, wildlife gardens, containers, and cottage gardens

Why You’ll Love It

• Rich deep red blooms add bold garden color

• Essential host plant for monarch butterflies

• Excellent pollinator garden plant

• Long blooming season

• Heat tolerant and easy to grow

• Great for sunny Florida landscapes

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