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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: Hilary on March 18, 2019, 08:22:06 AM

Title: Tropical plant with yellow flowers ID'd by Pallas as Asclepias curassavica
Post by: Hilary on March 18, 2019, 08:22:06 AM

Another plant in the Madrid greenhouse .
The photo is OK this time but I have no photo of the identifying notice
can anyone help me with this one please?

Title: Re: Tropical plant with yellow flowers
Post by: Pallas on March 19, 2019, 02:11:45 PM

This looks like Asclepias curassavica.

I have this here in Malaga albeit the flowers are more orange, so maybe this is one is a yellow variety (or do I mean cultivar?). Butterflies LOVE it and it is popular in public gardens and parks: here it is evergreen and flowers more or less all year round. Mine is mainly in shade in winter but full sun in summer and is happy as Larry.

Title: Re: Tropical plant with yellow flowers
Post by: Hilary on March 19, 2019, 04:58:45 PM

Many thanks Pallas,
I think you are right.        Asclepias  curassavica  it is
I see there is an all yellow variety named 'Silky Gold'

The photo was taken from above whereas a photo from the side would have shown the pieces of the flower  hanging down better.
 I must have been in a 'hurry up, let's get on to the next bit of the day's programme' mode

Title: Re: Tropical plant with yellow flowers
Post by: Hilary on March 19, 2019, 05:08:47 PM

I  See that Asclepias curassavica is mentioned in several issues of TMG including number 90, October  2017  in  COMPROMISES  by Caroline Harbouri

Title: Re: Tropical plant with yellow flowers ID'd by Pallas as Asclepias curassavica
Post by: Hilary on March 21, 2019, 10:19:06 PM

Looking through THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN  number 23 January 2001, for something else entirely,  I came across
ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA  by Sue Graham