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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.
Antelope horns, Asclepias asperula asperula 25 seeds
Asclepias asperula asperula 25 seeds. Antelopehorn milkweed is an early season milkweed. The tender new shoots are one of the first milkweeds to emerge in the spring as a result of precipitation and warming weather.
Hairy Balls, Gomphocarpus physocarpus 50 seeds
50 seeds Hairy Balls. Gomphocarpus physocarpus. The bloom is complex and requires insects for pollination. Nectar flower for many pollinators. Host plant to the monarch butterfly. Easy to grow annual flower.
Arizona milkweed Asclepias angustifolia 25 seeds
Arizona milkweed Asclepias angustifolia 25 seeds per packet.
Arizona milkweed is a southern Arizona endemic milkweed. The habitat is riparian streams at low to mid elevations. The milkweeds native range is only within Arizona. The plant has been demonstrated to grow well in Las Vegas, Texas and California gardens. It can be grown in frost free locations.This heat loving milkweed can grow with very little water but prefers to grow in a part shade location with irrigation for best results.
Seeds grown in Travis county Texas and harvested in January 2021.
Mexican whorled milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis 25 seeds
Top quality asclepias fascicularis seeds. Packet contains 25 seeds. Germination of 50% or more in seven days using water germination and no cold moist stratification. Germination rate may increase with a pretreatment like winter sowing or cold moist stratification.
Green antelopehorn, Asclepias viridis 25 seeds
Talayote, Cynanchum unifarium seeds
Talayote, Cynanchum racemosum 10 seeds. Collected in Travis county Texas in January of 2020. Due to a recent taxon change the package label says the previous name: Cynanchum racemosum. The new botanical nomenclature is now Cynanchum unifarium - Talayote.
Milkweed tree, Calotropis procera 25 seeds
Calotropis procera 25 seeds. Collected in Kauai Hawaii in June of 2021. Common names include Giant milkweed, Sodom's Apple, Dead Sea Apple, Rooster Tree, Rubber Bush and Milkweed tree. Zone 10-11 plant will like special treatment in colder zones during winter. Can be grown in an island (container). Blooms in under a year. Seed germinates in fewer than four days. Plant will continue to grow for many years when protected from cold weather.
Milkweed Medley, Tropical Blend .5 gram
Milkweed Medley, Tropical Blend .5 gram
Milkweed seed mix contains a trifecta of milkweed seeds:
Primarily asclepias curassavica red/yellow (Mexican bloodflower)
Secondary asclepias curassavica yellow/yellow (Silky gold)
Compleeting the trifecta is gomphocarpus phsyocarpus (Hairy Balls)
Seeds collected in Richmond California during 2020.
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