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In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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Sat, Aug 21, 10 at 16:29
I have asclepias tuberosa with orange flowers but I'm trying to find a source for seeds or plants for one with red flowers. Looking on the web, I found several people that only got orange and yellow flowers from 'Gay Butterflies' which was my experience as well.
For anyone that has collected seeds from a red flowered tuberosa, did some of the seedlings have red flowers also?
I've grown tropical milkweed but really, really hoping to find a red tuberosa. |
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RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| Try searching for Asclepias incarnata or maybe A. rubra. The link below is for a Google search for "red Asclepias" HTH... Rosie |
Here is a link that might be useful: Red Asclepias
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| Hi christie, apparently Seneca Hill in Upper New York, used to sell a near-red one (pic is on their website). However this nursery recently closed for retail sales and is currently trying to sell off all their stock on a large-volume basis. Try posting on the exchange thread to try and get some seeds from a red plant. |
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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Thank you. I'll post on the Seed Exchange too. I wanted to
ask here first so I could find out whether the seedlings would be likely to have red flowers.
I've tried a. incarnata and couldn't keep it alive even with supplemental watering. Our summers are hot and dry and my soil is rocky. A. tuberosa is happier here. Rosie - If you're able to grow incarnata where you are, I may want to give it another try. I haven't tried rubra but I think it's considered a bog plant too. Maybe I just need a bog. : ) |
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| A have a red asclepias tuberosa. Unfortunately, it won't produce seeds. All the others do. I'll check it again this fall. |
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| here's a new trick I learned the other day, do a Google image search, and then on the left side, you can see a palate of colors, pick the red color... it filters all pictures that have that color in them. It may help you find the specific color, maybe search for "seeds" or something |
Here is a link that might be useful: red Asclepia Tuberosa
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| Check out link below... Apparently, you may be looking for A. tuberosa f. interior. To me however, it is not truly red. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Asclepias tuberosa
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| I have a red one. I posted a photo of it here a year or two ago. I'll try to find the pic. If I figure out how to propagate it I'd be glad to share. It never gets seed pods like the others. |
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| Echinaceamaniac - It's interesting that yours doesn't form any pods. Did you grow it from seed? I would LOVE to have start of it if you can get a cutting to root. I don't know if it's a challenging one but my only try (with an orange one) resulted in white fuzzy mold. I used a vented cover. Maybe my soil was just too moist. Gosh I love Google. : ) I wasn't aware of that feature Ocelaris. That's amazing! I didn't know it could sort images by color. Thank you! Thanks for the info and link Coolplantsguy. It doesn't look true red in that photo to me either. I may have to settle for red-orange. Some photos I've seen look bi-color, red and orange. Those are pretty too. |
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| Christie, The Scarler or Tropical Milkweed (Curassavica) is the only Milkweed I know of which produces a true red, but it has a yellow or orange center. I have been growing this one - as well as several other Asclepias - for the last few years. Of course, it is an annual in our zones, but it is easily wintered inside. Mine are brought into our basement for the winter where the temperature is 5C (40F), the light is indirect through an east window, and given very little water just to keep it going. Then in the spring I place it in a southwest facing window and start watering it a bit more. Once the danger of frost is past it goes outside. Some are planted in the gardens and others are in pots during the growing season. |
Here is a link that might be useful: A. Curassavica
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| I'm still in search of seeds from a red form of asclepias tuberosa. Thought I'd bring this to the top in case someone has seen them for sale online or if someone has one flowering and would keep me in mind if they're able to collect seeds later this summer. Has anyone purchased the one from Plant Delights that's supposed to be a dark orange-red flowered variety? Maybe that's as close to red as it gets. ??? With the cost of postage included, it would be over my budget and this is one plant that I'd rather grow from seed. I think it adjusts better (for me an least). I'm curious to know whether PD's is noticeably different from the average orange variety. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Plant Delights - Dark Orange Red a. tuberosa
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| I have some that are more red than that one. They also have dark stems! They do have an orange tint in certain lighting. I found these growing on the side of the road. I have several shades of orange, yellow, and almost red. The one I have that is very red is sterile and won't set seeds. I think it might be some sort of hybrid as it blooms later than the rest. |
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| Some plants that do not set seeds can still produce pollen. May be worth a try. If not in F1, you can get red in F2 or in the backcross (if the colour is governed by a recessive gene) |
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| Thanks for that info. I really like those plants a lot. After they bloom you can cut them back and they will bloom again. I've seen them growing in a hay field that bloomed every single time after they cut them to the ground. |
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| Sounds like you have something special Echinaceamaniac. I can't think of any milkweeds that it would cross with to make it more red unless maybe tropical milkweed but that's probably not growing wild where you are. There is an asclepias rubra but that looks quite pink to me in the photos I've seen. |
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| christie, I grow one of the dark orange asclepias tuberosa plants that I purchased from Ellen Horning of Seneca Hill Perennials the last year she sold retail. Mine is the darkest orange I've ever seen on A tuberosa but mine is not a red. If I get viable seed from it this year, I'd be happy to share with you. Last year was the first year it had a seed pod but so far, I've not gotten even one seed to germinate from those seeds. I didn't want to share seed until I knew if they were viable. Maybe this year the plant will be stronger and produce a good pod. It is blooming now. Mary |
RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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| Here's a photo taken minutes ago of the dark orange asclepias tuberosa plant that I purchased from Ellen Horning of Seneca Hill Perennials. ~Mary A tuberosa - dark orange or red/orange 
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RE: In Search of Red Flowered Asclepias Tuberosa
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Pretty Mary! I do like the darker colors better. Yes please let me know if you're able to collect seeds from it this summer. I would love that.
One of my seedlings from a packet of 'Gay Butterflies' that I wintersowed last year is about to bloom for the first time, but it looks like it's either going to be yellow or very light orange darnit. There are three others that are smaller. I'm hoping they'll all bloom so I can see what color they are. |
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