Asclepias curassavica
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
| Asclepias curassavica L. |
Mexican Butterfly Weed, Blood-flower or Scarlet Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is a species of milkweed.
Bloodflower is a brilliant reddish orange flower. It is used to expel worms and induce vomiting. It effects the heart similarly to digitalis plants. Birds will not eat butterflies that feed from this flower
[edit] Gallery
 |
 Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' |
 Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' |
 Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Red' |
 |
This plant article is a stub. Please help Wikipedia grow by expanding it. |
