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Available: Common Milkweed Seeds (Asclepias syriaca).
Comments (7)Hi Annie(7) - SASE is fine. I have sent you a Houzz message. Thanks. (If you don't have any seeds to trade, that's OK, I'll mail you the milkweed seeds anyway). If you do have any to trade, I'd be interested to know. Thanks again....See MoreCommon Milkweed Problems
Comments (1)Hi Ravenclaw, first of all that isn’t syriaca, it’s tuberosa. Second you really shouldn’t put it in a pot, they like the ground much better. It also helps with hardiness, not that that’s really an issue. Last, it’s fall; it’s not dying, it’s just going dormant. Cut it off at ground level after it goes completely brown and I will come back up in the spring. Don’t give up on it if it doesn’t come up early. I had some that didn’t come up until mid June this year....See MoreIt's been trial and error with my Common Milkweed
Comments (12)I've had common milkweed growing in the yard for years, and start a lot of plants from seed, and still can't figure out how to reliably grow it from seedlings. But it does like to self-sow, and grow in random places in the gardens. In the middle of paths, the middle of the annuals, the middle of the beets, along the edge of the driveway. Then as it gets bigger, it sends out runners and spreads where it feels like. The most vigorous patch in my yard is growing in the middle of mature Sedum and Allium right next to the front door. I did not plant it there! It sowed itself. I am planning to thin out the Sedum this Spring and let the milkweed do its thing. So, now I pretty much let it grow wherever it sows itself. It also might do well through direct sowing - scattering seed where you hope to get it established. Asclepias syriaca is not a very well behaved garden plant for those who like orderly beds, but this doesn't bother me and it attracts a lot of Monarchs to the yard....See MoreVariegated common milkweed?
Comments (20)Variegated Tropical Milkweed - Asclepias curassavica "Charlotte's Blush" is patented & sold by Shady Oaks Butterfly Farm. I just ordered 2 to try. https://shadyoakbutterflyfarm.com/products/variegated-tropical-milkweed-asclepias-curassavica-charlottes-blush-butterfly-host-and-nectar-plant?_pos=1&_sid=368dff7fd&_ss=r MikeTheBeeGuy@yahoo.com...See More- 5 years ago
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