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6. Just so long as it's not the one that grows in Mexico. That thing is taking over.

Reply to pjpossum (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 3, 2021, 12:31 PM

Jul 2021

"Mexican milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is also known as tropical milkweed and is not a native plant...There's quite the debate about whether it's wise to plant Asclepias curassavica or not.

The Cockrell Butterfly Center in Texas has put out the following message about Mexican milkweed recently... Biologists studying monarchs have discovered that tropical milkweed may be a factor in the spread of a parasitic infection that attacks monarchs. (link)

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I live in the San Fernando Valley pjpossum Jul 2021 #3

You can plant them any time. It's a tuber plant that takes several years to mature. ffr Jul 2021 #4

I have a number of flowering plants. pjpossum Jul 2021 #5

Just so long as it's not the one that grows in Mexico. That thing is taking over. ffr Jul 2021 #6

It's not. pjpossum Jul 2021 #7

I'm not sure where you are located. pjpossum Jul 2021 #8