I have tropical milkweed, swamp hibiscus (red) and cardinal flower seeds. If you are interested in any of these I am looking for swamp milkweed and any other milkweeds.

Asclepias curassavica aka Tropical Milkweed takes to transplanting better than some of the other milkweeds. However, I would locate them to their permanent home as soon as possible. I've already planted mine out, too. The tropical curassavica does better with a bit richer soil than some of the native species. They do like sun, but will survive in light shade. I put mine close together, but if you only have 6 plants, you can space them about 1' between. Pinching out the top can force lateral and basal growth, too. I feed mine with chicken manure - build the soil rather than just fertile the plants. I have a lot of seedlings from last year's plants, but we had a mild winter except for the ice storm. The plants are not hardy in our zone, so I collect the seed as the pods turn brown and crack a little. You can see the white fluff starting to peek out. Put the seed in a paper bag with several coins and shake it (this separates the seed from the pods and the down), snip a small hole in the corner of the bag and shake it some more. The seed will come out sans the chaff. Oh, and be prepared for Monarch caterpillars! Susan

Hello everyone. I am trying to find Asclepias variegata seeds. I have Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed, Minnesota genotype) 2014 seeds to trade for them.

I understand now, wantonamara -- thanks. I do recall my milkweeds forming pods, bursting open and blowing away pre-winter. The seeds pictured definitely 'died on the vine'. docmom_gw replied to my separate inquiry and says it could be goldenrod. The flower shape (feather-like) definitely looks right, and I can see how the leaves might resemble milkweed: Appears to be rather invasive for a garden that needs to support other plants), despite it being great for butterflies, bees, etc.