Asclepias curassavica 'silky gold'
Asclepias curassavica 'silky gold'
Location: Yufuin- Location: Yufuin
- Flower nameAsclepias curassavica 'silky gold'
- Scientific nameAsclepias curassavica 'silky gold'
- Aliasアスクレピアス・クラッサウィカ ‘シルキーゴールド’ , 唐綿, tropical milkweed, Silky Gold, シルキーゴールド
- Place of originCentral and South America
- Place of floweringGarden, Cut flowers, flower arrangement
- Flowering seasonJuly, August, September
What is Asclepias curassavica 'silky gold'
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' (scientific name: Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold') is an evergreen annual/perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Asclepias in the family Apocynaceae, native to Central and South America. Asclepias curassavica） is a red-flowered variety, while Silky Gold is a yellow-flowered variety.
Common name:Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold', scientific name: Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold', Plant height: 30 to 1 m, leaf shape: lanceolate, inflorescence: opposite, flower colour: yellow, diameter: 1 to 1.5 cm, flowering period: summer to autumn, number of stamens: 5, use: cut flowers.
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
- GenusAsclepias
- SpeciesA.s curassavica 'silky gold'
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerScattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
- Petal shapeTubular
- Leaf typelanceolate
- Edge of the leafWavy
- Life typeevergreen annual/perennial herbaceous plant
- Flower colorsOrange
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit colorGreen
- Height30.0 ~ 100.0 cm
- Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.5 cm
