Wyoming Native Milkweed

Wyoming Native Milkweed Species

Cutler's Milkweed, Asclepias cutleri
Engelmann's milkweed, Asclepias engelmanniana
Green comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
Hall's milkweed, Asclepias hallii
Oval-leaf milkweed, Asclepias ovalifolia
Jewel milkweed, Asclepias cryptoceras

Sand milkweed, Asclepias arenaria
Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
Slimleaf milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Wheel milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata

Showy milkweed seed packet, Asclepias speciosa (hand collected)

$8.00

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One gram of showy milkweed seeds. Hand collected seeds.

Packet includes approximately 150 Showy milkweed seeds.

These particular seeds have been picked from plants at the peak of ripeness in the summer of 2018. The delicate process of removing the seeds from the pod is done by hand. Seeds are gently pulled from the silk filament and dried for weeks in the arid Nevada climate. Ships in two business days. USPS tracking included.

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Whorled milkweed seed packet, Asclepias verticillata

$8.00

Packet includes more then 50 seeds.
If you are interested in more of these seeds at a lower cost per seed then consider buying 1 gram. Whorled milkweed seed 1 gram, Asclepias verticillata.

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Swamp milkweed seed packet, Asclepias incarnata (hand collected)

$8.00

Only a few left!

One gram of swamp milkweed seeds. Packet contains between 100 and150 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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The Rocky Mountain Region Digital Herbarium has great records on Showy Milkweed. The link I am going to provide shows three options on the right hand side.

Plant record that has detailed information.
Map of the collection site.
Image of the plat specimen collected.

Go the the Wyoming Showy Milkweed Digital Herbarium now.

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