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Asclepias bracteolata

Asclepias bracteolata is a perennial milkweed native to Brazil, found in seasonally dry tropical areas. Grow it in full sun with well-drained soil and water sparingly during the dry season.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts of milkweeds contain cardiac glycosides that can cause nausea, vomiting, and heart irregularities if eaten.
Native range
Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Asclepias bracteolata is a species of perennial milkweed endemic to Brazil. It grows in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asclepias bracteolata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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