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Common name: Scarlet milkweed, Bloodflower, Kakatundi काकाटुन्डी (Hindi), Krishnachura (Manipuri) Botanical name: Asclepias curassavica L. - [ (ass-KLE-pee-us) named for Asklepios, the god of healing in Greek mythology; (ku-ra-SAV-ik-uh) of or from Curacao ] Synonym: Asclepias nivea subsp. curassavica (Linnaeus) Kuntze Family: Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family), now included into Apocynaceae (oleander or dogbane family) - [ (ass-kle-pee-ad-AY-see-ay) the Asclepias (milkweed) family ] Origin: South America The blossoms of scarlet milkweed are are red and orange, less than an inch across, and appear in clusters at the top of 2 to 4 ft. stalks. It is without a doubt the best milkweed species for the home garden. Scarlet milkweed gets about 3-4 ft tall and usually has a few pairs of symmetrical branches. This is the only milkweed with alternate leaves. Like most milkweeds, the juice is milky white. The leaves are about 5 in long, narrowly elliptic, and pointed at both ends. It blooms continuously from spring until autumn. The fruits are spindle shaped pods, 3-4 in long, that eventually split open to release little flat seeds that drift away on silky parachutes. Scarlet milkweed is native to South America but has become a naturalized weed in tropical and subtropical pastures, fields and disturbed areas throughout the world. Courtesy: - Flowers of India - Top Tropicals - Dave's Garden - ZipCode Zoo Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate. |
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| Author | Dinesh Valke from Thane, India |
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