Swamp milkweed 'Sunset butterfly'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Sunset butterfly is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Sunset butterfly is a tender plant.

This is a naturally occurring hybrid. Cross of Asclepias curassavica X asclepias incarnata.

During WWII the silky part attached to the seeds was used for life jackets.²³⁴ Milkweed is more bouyant then cork by 5 or 6 fold.²³⁴

Bloodflower, Red & Orange Butterfly Milkweed, Sunset Milkweed, Swamp silkweed

¹ Learn2Grow

² Native Plant Society of Texas

³ Washington Post

⁴ “Your Country’s Armed Services Need Milkweed Floss: How You Can Help” :https://archive.org/stream/YourCountrysArmedServicesNeedMilkweedFlossHowYouCanHelp/YourCountrysArmedServicesNeedMilkweedFlossHowYouCanHelp_djvu.txt