Delaware Native Milkweed

Delaware Native Milkweed Species

Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Fewflower milkweed, Asclepias lanceolata
Fourleaf milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia
Green comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
Longleaf milkweed, Asclepias longifolia

Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
Red milkweed, Asclepias rubra
Redring milkweed, Asclepias variegata
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata

Purple milkweed seed packet, Asclepias purpurascens

$20.00

Packet provides you with 25 seeds. Easy to start from seed. Challenging to raise to maturity. Seeds are stratified and ready to plant. Purple milkweed is a perennial wildflower and monarch butterfly host plant. Tolerant of many soil conditions. Reports from the field indicate that the plant prefers to be in well drained moist soil. Two years to maturity. Seeds purchased in October have not been tested for germination. No limit.

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Swamp milkweed seed 1 gram, Asclepias incarnata (hand collected)

$8.00

One gram of swamp milkweed seeds. Packet contains between 100 and 150 seeds. Seeds are harvested from plants grown in Missouri. Germination rate is untested. Botanical name: Asclepias incarnata. Start the seeds in a week using water germination or sow in the fall for a more natural method called cold moist stratification. Either way the monarch butterfly will appreciate having this milkweed available. Shipping is included.

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Common milkweed seed 1 gram, Asclepias syriaca

$8.00

One gram of common milkweed seeds. Packet contains between 80 and 130 seeds (105 on average). Seeds are harvested from plants grown in Missouri. Botanical name: Asclepias syriaca. Start the seeds in a week using water germination or sow in the fall for a more natural method called cold moist stratification. Either way the monarch butterfly will appreciate having this milkweed available. Shipping is included in the quoted price.

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Butterfly weed seed packet, Asclepias tuberosa 50 hand collected seeds

$8.00

50 butterfly weed seeds. Botanical name: Asclepias tuberosa.Packet contains a little over 50 seeds. Seeds are harvested from plants grown in Nevada. Germination rate is 90%. Start the seeds in a week using water germination or sow in the fall for a more natural method called cold moist stratification. Either way the monarch butterfly will appreciate having this milkweed available. Shipping is included in the quoted price.

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