Swan Plant, Balloon Plant, Cotton-bush, Oscar, Hairy Balls, Giant Swan Milkweed

Tropicals and Tender Perennials: Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus; Telegraph Plant; Purple Giant Hyssop, Lavender Hyssop; Moses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant, Christ in the Cradle; Carrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant; Chandelier Plant, Mother of Thousands; Baby Sunrose, Dew Plant, Heartleaf Ice Plant, Heart Leaf Ice Plant; White Velvet, White Gossamer Plant, Hairy Wandering Jew; Monkey Hand Tree, Hand Plant, Devils Hand, Mexican Hand Tree; Watercress

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Family:	Apocynaceae (a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus:	Gomphocarpus (gom-fo-KAR-pus) (Info)
Species:	physocarpus (fy-so-KAR-pus) (Info)
Synonym:	Asclepias brasiliensis
Synonym:	Asclepias physocarpa
Synonym:	Gomphocarpus brasiliensis