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Butterfly Milkweed Seeds

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Attract Monarch butterflies and other beneficial pollinators to your garden. Butterfly milkweed is a bushy perennial about 12-18" tall with orange flowers. It is an essential plant for monarch butterflies, providing both food and larval habitat. Multiple plantings are best for attracting butterflies. The monarch butterfly and other pollinators rely on this flower. Each package includes instructions for successful growing to help even a beginner gardener get started.

  • Showy Orange Flowers - Butterfly milkweed, also known as Asclepias Tuberosa, is a bushy native perennial wildflower. This common variety grows about 12-18" tall with small orange flowers. Also known as Pleurisy Root, Butterfly Weed, and Chigger Flower. These native wildflowers have a wide range that stretches from Florida to Canada, and as far west as California.
  • Attract Monarchs - Milkweed is vital to monarch butterflies and caterpillars as food, a place to live, lay eggs, and navigate by. Bee, hummingbird, and other wild pollinator species also will visit this bush. Help with insect conservation by adding milkweeds to your wildflower mix.
  • Cold Stratify for Better Germination - For best results, recreate winter conditions to prime the seeds for planting. For indoor seed starting, sprinkle seeds into a damp paper towel, roll up, and store in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks, then sow as usual. Stratification encourages seeds to sprout, giving you more young seedlings to become healthy plants.

Net Wt. 400MG

  • Sustainable Living -Adding flowering plants into your gardening benefits the local ecosystem and improves garden health. Plus, cultivating flowers provides a habitat for beneficial insects, promoting biodiversity in your garden.
  • Easy to Grow - Seeds are packed in a beautiful paper packet with instructions for successful growing and germination in your own home garden. Each package also has instructions for saving seeds after harvest. Getting started is simple for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
  • Quality Seeds - Plant now or store for future growing seasons. These seeds will remain viable for years if stored in a cool dry location. Our safe, non-hybrid non-GMO heirloom seeds are always open-pollinated, naturally grown, untreated, and selected to ensure the best germination rates

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Our seeds can only be shipped within the Continental US due to agricultural regulations. 

Our shipping days are Monday through Friday and most orders are shipped within 3 days of placing your order.  

Orders are shipped via the United States Post Office and UPS. We generally choose the most economical shipping method to get you your seeds in the quickest way possible.

Heirloom Flower Seeds

All of our seeds are open-pollinated, non-GMO, heirloom varieties with tested germination rates

Specifications

  • Planting Zones
    3-9
  • Light
    Full Sun
  • Soil Temp for Germination
    75-80 Degrees F
  • Germination Time
    10-15 Days
  • Planting Depth
    1/4 Inch
  • Plant Size
    1-3 Feet Tall, 1-2 Foot Spread
  • Days to Bloom
    60-80 Days
  • Growing Instructions
    Cold stratification in the refrigerator for 2-4 weeks can help speed up milkweed's slow germination. Sow the seeds indoors in a warm bright spot with just a sprinkling of soil to cover seeds; seeds require light to germinate. Keep moist but not saturated. After last frost date, transplant outside in a sunny spot.
  • Seed Saving Instructions
    Harvest browning pods that pop when squeezed. Dry pods in a paper bag for 2-4 weeks, and then separate the seeds. Dry seeds for another week, then label and store in a cool dry place.
  • Approximate Number of Seeds Per Packet
    155 to 185

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Self-Reliance For The Future

  • Sustainable Living - Adding flowering plants into your gardening benefits the local ecosystem and improves garden health. Plus, cultivating flowers provides a habitat for beneficial insects, promoting biodiversity in your garden.
  • Easy to Grow - Seeds are packed in a beautiful paper packet with instructions for successful growing and germination in your own home garden. Each package also has instructions for saving seeds after harvest. Getting started is simple for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
  • Quality Seeds - Plant now or store for future growing seasons. These seeds will remain viable for years if stored in a cool dry location. Our safe, non-hybrid non-GMO heirloom seeds are always open-pollinated, naturally grown, untreated, and selected to ensure the best germination rates

Frequently Asked Questions

What are heirloom seeds?

Heirloom seeds are the types of seeds your grandparents grew. These varieties have been passed down from generation to generation. They’re old reliable open-pollinated varieties that aren’t typically grown commercially. Instead, they have a rich history that predates modern breeding techniques.

You can learn more about open-pollinated, heirloom, and non-GMO seeds in our Survival Garden Training blog.

Where are Survival Garden Seeds sourced?

The majority of our seeds are sourced in the United States, with a few exceptions when the seed is difficult to source domestically. Whenever we do have to source outside of the US, we ensure our seeds are safe to grow, non-GMO varieties that meet our standards for germination and reliability.

Are your seeds treated?

No, we do not pre-treat our farmer seeds. All of our garden seeds for sale are untreated, open-pollinated, non-GMO, and heirloom varieties. They are kept in temperature-controlled cooler storage until they are packed and shipped to keep them pest and disease-free.

In what zones can I grow your seeds?

The seeds in our collections are specifically chosen from varieties that can be successfully grown from Zone 3 to Zone 10 USDA Hardiness Zones. However, individual varieties have specific needs to thrive in different environments. Each seed pack has optimal temperatures for germination and instructions on seed starting. Consult local frost dates to plan your garden and get the most out of your seeds.

What is the shelf life of these gardening seeds?

Our seeds will generally last for 3-10 years if they are appropriately stored in a cool, dry place. However, we encourage you to grow your survival seeds within a year or two of purchase. This yields the best germination rates possible and also gives you more experience growing survival food now. At the end of the growing season, follow the instructions on the back of each packet for saving seeds for future gardens. These new seeds for survival will be more adapted to thrive in the growing conditions where you are.

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Butterfly Milkweed Seeds

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Attract Monarch butterflies and other beneficial pollinators to your garden. Butterfly milkweed is a bushy perennial about 12-18" tall with orange flowers. It is an essential plant for monarch butterflies, providing both food and larval habitat. Multiple plantings are best for attracting butterflies. The monarch butterfly and other pollinators rely on this flower. Each package includes instructions for successful growing to help even a beginner gardener get started.

Net Wt. 400MG

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