flaflowerfloozie

I am looking for either plants or seeds, I want to expand my butterfly garden and have some blank spots to fill. I am in search of Calotropis (Giant milkweed)
Looking for colors pink &/or white called Calotropis procera.
I already have the purple calotropis gigantea.

Please don't try to send me to Ebay, I would like viable seed from a known source.

Contact me if you have any or know of a decent place to order them from, thanks

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kubali

check here maybe what your looking for..
Butterfly Encounters - Milkweed & Nectar Plant Seeds for the Monarch Butterfly

Richard

Calotropis procera - Now that's a tough one. I see that it sometimes goes by the name of "Apple Of Sodom", but so does the unrelated plant Solanum linnaeanum. I did notice though that it is native to Africa and hence not a plant naturally associated with the Monarch Butterfly. I also noticed that in places it is classified as a rare plant. I could not find it among my seed sources. Please keep us up to date on your hunt!

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flaflowerfloozie

Thanks for the info, I got seeds off Ebay last year for both but if I am still looking you can guess how that went. I won't order from that vendor again.

Actually neither one is rare just not offered often both get huge so I am wondering if the reason is because it is such a large beast?

Monarchs aren't the only butterfly in Florida, threw out the years I have counted 13 different types that visit, so I want to offer as many types of plants as possible for them. I like to attract several different types of butterflies as well as see variations in my garden for my senses as well. Variety is the spice of life in many aspects.
Off hunting! I even tried B&T without any luck...Uggg

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Richard

Looking deeper into the data at GRIN ...

Historically there were five accessions. All of them refer to Calotropsis procera as small crownflower.

They were collected:
30-Jun-1920. Nyanza, Kenya. (PI 51429 No. 1029)
07-Sep-1921. Syria. (PI 54451)
07-Jan-1927. Georgetown, Gambia. (PI 73507 No. 1153, Collected by Douglas Fairbanks)
15-Feb-1935. Federal District, Venezuela. On road between Caracas and Cabo Blanco. (PI 110905 No. 3067)
Ethiopia. (PI 195920 Guinde)

It's interesting that the 3rd accession was collected by Fairbanks himself! Have you checked at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden ?

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flaflowerfloozie

Hummm....interesting thought? Fairchild... I don't think they actually sell plants, I was there June of 2011 and I didn't see any for sale.
I will call them and see what I can find out maybe they have a resource for them I can't find? You would think that almost 100 years later there would be more available...LOL
Thanks for the info...I'll have to look in my contacts list and see if I have anyone I know in Africa or Venezuela...I think we have a few people from Venezuela here...hummm...the search continues, thanks again

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sultry_jasmine_nights

From what I know Fairchild has a few major sales each year. In the fall they have a big one and in the spring, it is the Garden Festival and Plant Sale which is April 12 and 13th this year. If you go to the events calender on their website you can find out more details.

flaflowerfloozie

Going all the way to Miami is a huge undertaking. I know they have the sales threw out the year where several vendors offer there products. I wrote to FCG about a possible place to find them without any responds...win some lose some. I will keep looking. Thanks

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