Missouri Native Milkweed Species

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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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 Colorado. Germination rate is 90% 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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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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Butterfly weed seed packet, Asclepias tuberosa 50 hand collected seeds

$8.00

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50 butterfly weed seeds. Packet contains 50 to 75 seeds. Seeds are harvested from plants grown in Nevada. Germination rate is untested for 2018. In 2017 the germination rate was 100% Botanical name: Asclepias tuberosa. 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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(NEW!) Horsetail milkweed seed packet, Asclepias subverticillata 50 seeds

$8.00

Horsetail milkweed seed packet contains 50 seeds of unested Asclepias subverticillata. The seeds are collected by hand in a New Mexico garden where the horsetail milkweed is growing within its native range. A portion of profits will be returned to the gardener who grows the seed. Product image is an accurate representation of the seeds you will receive.


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Prairie milkweed seed 1 gram, Asclepias sullivantii

$8.00

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Asclepias sullivantii​. One gram of Prairie milkweed seeds. 1 gram equals approximately 100-150 seeds.
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Whorled milkweed seed 1 gram, Asclepias verticillata

$8.00

Asclepias verticillata. 1 gram of Whorled milkweed seeds. 1 gram equals approximately 500 seeds (+/- 50 seeds). 95% germination rate. Iowa plants.
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Milkweed Retail Nurseries in Missouri

Missouri Wildflowers Nursery Asclepias Milkweed MO
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, MO
Call to order: 573-496-3492
email: mowldflrs@socket.net
fax: 573-496-3003

Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
Jefferson City, Missouri

Specializing in these species of milkweed plants:
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Aquatic milkweed, A. perennis
Butterfly milkweed, A. tuberosa
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
Spider milkweed, Asclepias viridis
Swamp milkweed, A. incarnata
Tall green milkweed, A. hirtella

Milkweed plants are neonicotinoid and pesticide free!
Smiling Sun Gardens Asclepias Milkweed MO
Smiling Sun Gardens, MO
We grow only organic pesticide free native plants. contactus@smilingsungardens.com

​Smiling Sun Gardens
Forsyth, Missouri

Specializing in these species of milkweed plants:
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Butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incanarta
Spider milkweed, Asclepius viridis
Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens

Milkweed plants are neonicotinoid and pesticide free!

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