This is Blood Flower (Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red'). Asclepias means it is one of the milkweeds, and the flower has the familiar unique structure of the milkweeds. Pictures taken July 27, 2009.
Link to Asclepias curassavica:
Link to Asclepias curassavica:
Link to Asclepias curassavica:
Monarch butterflies use the Blood Flower at the gardens as well as the nearby Butterfly Weed.
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