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I have a whole bunch of seeds from my Asclepias Curassavias (milkweed) plant if anyone would be interested in some. Milkweed is loved by Monarch butterfly's and is the host plant for their caterpillars.
Name: Lee Anne Stark Ontario, Canada Perpetually happy!
I like that!
How long is their growing season? I mean...would they have time up here to do their thing? I know they'd have to be an annual...but they'd have to get it done between May - August...
The seeds usually germinate in 30-90 days. So germination is erratic. Sow the seeds about 2mm deep in a peaty seed mix. Here they pop up in our sandy soil.
Here's a link that may help you. http://www.floridata.com/ref/a/ascl_cur.cfm
I do believe they will grow for you, cut them back for the winter and they should come back the next year. If not you will have enough seed to restart them
Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them.
- Chinese proverb
Randy....do you have a differant color milkweed other than the Asclepias Curassavias I have? I have another one that a solid yellow 'Silky Gold' thats just getting started and producing seed pods. Looking for Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet',Asclepias syriaca,Asclepias speciosa........
Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them.
- Chinese proverb
Not that I have ever found but I will keep my eyes open for you. Milkweeds are actually coming up now here. I'll ask around and see what's available. I'm not far from a nursery and they do tons of landscaping so will check with them.
If anyone is interested I would love to dig up roots to give you a good head start on growing the milkweed we have here in Mass. Their bloom is medium mauve and a globe of about 3" and very fragrant. Let me know. They are VERY hardy.
Here I go again. I just went to the site you recommended and I'm hooked! I would love some of your seed. That bloom is beautiful and will go well in my garden. I would be glad to pay postage. I described the milkweed we have here and the description on the site would lead me to believe we have the Showy Milkweed but the natural location doesn't match. I will have to look again as soon as it blooms. I really don't think it's the common one they described. Most of my life was spent in Denver and I made an amazing discovery from the milkweed site. I collected Halls Milkweed for my garden and never knew it was a milkweed! Now I have to get some of that. I also like the Broadleaf but don't remember seeing it in Colorado. Fun!
