I have canna Constitution to trade. :-) Sally

I have one of these plants. Really have problems with spider mites on it so I have to make sure to spray it with soapy water routinely. As far as eggs on it, I have only had a couple in the several years I have had it. I have found a few cats on it from time to time. It sits next to my regular milkweed, which they certainly prefer. I have two cats on it now cause there is absolutely no leaves left on my other milkweed. I never saw these two cats until Wed. and they are about an inch and a half long now, still in the yellow and white instar. I probably will have to bring them in and let them finish off what I have inside my pool screen once the two cats I have in there are finished. You can take cuttings from this plant pretty easily. It certainly is a different milkweed and other than the spider mites serves as a good backup to the other milkweeds.

I would like to know how to propagate Giant Milkweed. I have the Gigantea viariety which DOES NOT produce seeds nor is fragrant compared to the Calantropis procera. The gigantea is the one that is velvety, with felt like leaves instead of the green leaves of the Procera. I researched for propagation for a long time but the information about the Procera and the Gigantea are mixed up. When looking up the propagation, they talk about the seeds of the Procera that the Gigantea does not have. Has anybody had success with cuttings and if yes how was it done? Thank You very much. Nathalie

I just now noticed my error. I should have asked about C procera as that is the plant I had in mind. I have since discovered Calotropis Gigantea and Calotropis procera are two different plants. Thank you for this helpful information. I think my area gets more cold so I'm not certain I could over winter one here in my greenhouse as I only keep night temps at about 40 degrees through the coldest months. Although if I ever get hold of one of these plants, I'd really like to give it a try. Like Common Milkweed, the size of the leaves are so inviting where garden space is so limited. Common Milkweed usually becomes too ragged here in my garden by late summer to feed the fall migration, as do most of the native milkweeds I grow. May I ask, did you start your plant by seed? My thanks again for taking the time to comment. Mary