Calotropis gigantea
Crown Flower
Giant Calotrope
 
For experienced gardeners only – Many seeds will not germinate fast and require much patience and good care-especially tropical and tree seed. Seed growing is meant to be a fun experience- -for those beginners that want to try anyway do so at your own risk – that’s what gardening is about 
 
This unique and hard to find variety grows in shrub form and can reach about 10 feet as a standard plant. It is the important plant for monarch butterfly reproduction. Upright growth is marked by gray green leaves accented by clusters of purple white blossoms. These booms are commonly used in Hawaii for leis