DESCRIPTION:

NAME: Showy Milkweed

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Greek Milkweed / Butterfly Weed / Butterfly Milkweed

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Asclepias Speciosa

COLOR: Pink

PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost

PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 36"

PLANT SPACING: 24 - 36"

BLOOM TIME: Summer

HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 9

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average

QUANTITY: 50 Seeds

OTHER: In addition to being beautiful, Milkweed is a very important plant because it is a host for the beloved MONARCH butterfly. Monarch larva feed exclusively on Milkweeds. That means if there is no Milkweed, there would be no Monarchs :( It is also an important nectar plant for bees & other insects. The common name Milkweed was given to this plant because of its milky juice. The scientific name comes from Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, because of the many folk-medicinal uses for the milkweed plants. The dried seed pods are also very interesting for dried arrangements.

We have many other types of Milkweed seeds available including Pink (common), Sunset, Cinderella, Swamp, White, Spider, tropical Tweedia Blue, & a great mix too!

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