common milkweed - seed (#2)
Plant details:
Genus & species: Asclepias syriaca
Hardiness: Zone 3 to zone 9
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil type: Tolerant of a variety of soil types
Soil moisture: Average to moist, drought tolerant once established
Plant details:
Genus & species: Asclepias syriaca
Hardiness: Zone 3 to zone 9
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil type: Tolerant of a variety of soil types
Soil moisture: Average to moist, drought tolerant once established
Plant details:
Genus & species: Asclepias syriaca
Hardiness: Zone 3 to zone 9
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil type: Tolerant of a variety of soil types
Soil moisture: Average to moist, drought tolerant once established
Common milkweed seed is sold in quantities of 25 or 100. Seed germinates better with cold stratification.
Common milkweed is well-known these days for its importance in the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly.
It is also a choice wild vegetable (flowers, shoots, young seed pods) when gathered and prepared properly.
Seed will come dry and requires cold stratification for best results.
