95+ Gomphocarpus Physocarpus Hairy Balls Milkweed

This was my first year growing oscar s milkweed or asclepias gomphocarpus physocarpus here in louisville kentucky. It is often used as an ornamental plant.

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Gomphocarpus physocarpus hairy balls milkweed!!!

Gomphocarpus fruticosus has milkweed pods that resemble a swan s beak. Asclepias physocarpa is the former botanical name goose plant giant swan milkweed hairy balls family jewels oscar cotton bush balloon plant. There are several other types of milkweeds but this is a somewhat unique milkweed and is one of the more favored host plants of the monarch butterflies. The plant is native to southeast africa but it has been widely naturalized.

I volunteer at a local nursery and was able to germinate the seed there in late march. Perennial for usda hardiness zone 8 and above lows 12 2 c or 10 f fast growing annual for colder zones. It is grown as an annual throughout the united states except in usda zones 8 10. Swan milkweed is a host for caterpillars and butterfly flower for monarch butterflies monarch butterfly garden.

Gomphocarpus asclepias physocarpus is a plant in the milkweed family in the subfamily asclepiadoideae of the apocynaceae formerly the asclepiadaceae often used as an ornamental for the striking yellowish ball like fruits. It did outstanding growing to better than six feet tall. Gomphocarpus physocarpus commonly known as hairy balls balloonplant balloon cotton bush bishop s balls nailhead or swan plant is a species of milkweed. This milkweed is commonly known as hairy balls swan plant balloon plant oscar milkweed and family jewels.

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