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Desperately Need Climbing Milkweeds

16 years ago

I am trying to build up my Monarchs and would love to grow these vines the Milkweed Vines

Cynanchum Augustfolium

Cynanchum barbigerum Cynanchum Variegated Fritillary

Cynanchum unifarum Talayote Queen, Soldier

Cynanchum varieties but not the white have it

Matelea edwardsensis Plateau Milkvine Queen

Matelea reticulataPearl Milkvine Monarch

Matelea texensis Texas Milkvine

Matalea's of any kind

Mikania Scandens

Sarcostemma crispum Wavy-leaf Milkweed Vine - Feeds the Queen, Soldier, Monarch

Sarcostemma cynanchoides Climbing Milkweed - Soldier

or any other climbing milkweeds not mentioned. If you can help me out sure would appreciate it.. Been searching for a few years just can't seem to find them.I've checked nurseries and online retails but no one has them.

Thanks

Carol

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Comments (4)

srburk
16 years ago
Carol, you might try posting your list on the Exchanges board if you have not already.

The list sounds interesting. I'm off to go look them all up to see what they are.
catlunatic
16 years ago
Carol, I have climbing milkweed in my yard here in Texas,but I do not know which variety it is. It blooms white flowers and gets the typical milkweed pods but I haven't had any monarchs or queens on them. I did see seeds offered for Matelea decipiens from easywildflowers.com
You might take a look at the website.
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Cynanchum angustifolium (Gulf Coast swallowwart, milkweed vine Marsdenia Species (example species, descriptions follow)(M. cundurango (Cotton root); M. zimapanica(Mex), large climbers, latex sap) Matelea reticulata ([pearl, net-vein, netted]milkvine; milkvine, pearl milkweed, green milkweed vine) Sarcostemma clausum (white twinevine, white milkweed vine, viney milkweed, whitevine, narrow-leaf milkweed vine) Sarcostemma crispum TX (wavy-leaf milkweed vine, wavyleaf twinevine, wavyleaf climbing milkweed, wavyleaf milkvine) Let me know what you have in Milkweeds! Check my list and get back to me thanks Carol
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Try the butterfly forum. The people over there probably have some of what you're looking for, to share.
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I hope you found the plants you where looking for. However, Monarch caterpillars apparently feed exclusively on species of Asclepias. Some sources claim that Asclepias curassavica is their favorite food source. Asclepias includes the native milkweed (A. syriaca) but none of the species I am familiar with are vines.
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These are a climbing milkweed may go as a common vine name like Twine vine allof these are host plants for the monarchs and a beautiful flowering vine.. Matalea gonocarpa has the purple flower Matalea flavidula has the yellow Matalea Decipiens Matalea Baldwyniana Matalea Carollensis Matalea Obliqua Matalea Reticulata-Pearl milkvine and if you need any pics for these for ID'ing let me know... but am looking for any kind of Matalea's Also Sarcostemma cynanchoides also known as Fringed Twin vine.. I have to trade please also check my list Cynanchum Laeve-Honeyvine Grandpa Otts MG Mini Blue MG Milky Way MG Trumpet vine-yellow-2 trades left Trumet vine-Orange/red Lunaria-purple flowers Physotegia virginiara Hibiscus dinner plate-pink and a white one Bittersweet Vine I might have other things not listed please always ask me. Carol
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dizzy45
Original Author
16 years ago
I have posted everywhere on this site LOL some are probably pretty sick of seeing my name and the words climbing milkweeds but I haven't given up just yet!! these vines are such a underused vine nature provided them just for all those butterflies!!

SrBurk thanks for your reply and yes look these up there wonderful vines try the Matelea flavidula and the gonocarpa and things like this!!

To Catlunatic I saw that too Matelea dicipiens but I wanted them out of someones actual garden I know its asking alot but to me it means more and the germination for me is usually alot better. do you have a picture of the white climbing one in your garden? I have the white cynanchum honeyvine sounds like it could be that. you can write me offline at dizzy45vines@aol.com and I can send you a picture for ID purposes.

thanks to all
Carol
fool4flowers
16 years ago
Try a search on ebay. I find all sorts of stuff on there.

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