Common Milkweed is a perennial herb that grows 24-40” tall. It has broad leaves and clusters of pink star-shaped flowers. This deer and rabbit resistant flower is essential to provide pollen, nectar, and habitat for the beautiful orange monarch butterfly and its caterpillars (larvae). Those with a passion for conservation can plant a collection of milkweeds and other wildflowers to help rescue the threatened butterfly population as well as those of other pollinator insects, especially bees
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Common Milkweed - Also known as butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, Asclepias syriaca is the perennial wildflower most people know as milkweed. It has a native range over the United States and Canada east of the Rockies. It grows 24-40” tall and has broad leaves and clusters of small pink star-shaped flowers.
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Attract Monarchs - Milkweed is vital to monarch butterfly and caterpillar as food, a place to live, lay eggs, and navigate by. Bee, hummingbird, and other wild pollinator species also will visit this plant. Help with insect conservation by adding milkweeds to your wildflower mix.
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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.
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Easy to Grow - Seeds are packed in a beautiful paper packet with instructions for successful growing and germination in your own home garden. Getting started is simple for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
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Quality Seeds - Safe, non-hybrid non-GMO heirloom seeds proudly sourced in the USA for your family to plant and grow for years to come. Open-pollinated, naturally grown and selected to ensure the best germination rates.
Each package includes instructions for successful growing to help even a beginner gardener get started.
