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Asclepias Curassavica ‘Silky Scarlet’

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Trial: Annual

Years Trialed: 2001

Good Qualities

Nice color (5); Long flowering period (2); Interesting flower shape (2); Made a great filler early in season when field production is low; Good texture, nice shape in arrangement, long stems, lots of stems, colored leaves; Relatively pest free, uniform, doesn’t need support; Customers loved it; Pods.

Problems

Aphids (2); Postharvest a challenge (4); Bleeding of stems; Sold better after pods developed and as dry, smell not liked by all; Sometimes not enough color at once – made determining when to harvest difficult; Sap can be irritating to the skin; Rust; We had poor germination but what we got produced very well and was great; Not quite as vigorous a grower as Asclepias ‘Silky Deep Red’, but shorter; colors not as striking; Wimpier than ‘Deep Red’.

Comments

Similar to ‘Deep Red’ (4); Similar to ‘Red Butterfly’; Aphids love this plant, even after frost burn back, aphids were drawn to them; I don’t know which one of the new ‘Deep Red’ or ‘Scarlet’ I will grow next year. They are quite similar. I will grow one of them in addition to ‘Silky Gold’ and ‘Butterfly’; All the asclepias sold extremely well for me this year. I don’t know if it was the expanded color range or if people are just enjoying reds, oranges and yellows more than they used to.

Trial Data

Asclepias curassavica ‘Silky Scarlet’
Yield (stems/plant)¹ Stem Length (inches)¹ Market Appreciation Rating² Repeat Again Rating² Ease of Cultivation Rating² Average Spacing (in2)
Wholesale Retail Consumer
Average 7.1 25.3 2.8 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.5 209
Range of Responses 1-20 36-17.5 1-4 3-5 3-5 2-5 1-5 36-432

¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.

Supplier

Kieft Seeds
P.O. Box 618
Conway, WA 98238

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