bel, you should see the milkweed in Puerto Rico. It thinks it's a tree there! You whack it back and that just gets it's dander up and it comes roaring back. The pods are huge, too. They are the size of your larger avocados or your smaller grapefruits, whichever is easier for you to imagine. The blossoms are large as well. Each floweret is the size of a phlox blossom and are a creamy white with purple accents. Amazing pesty things!