Asclepias Eriocarpa. Asclepias eriocarpa woolly pod milkweed general description. With 30 days of cold stratification we get about a 30 germination rate.
They are slow and erratic sprouting over the course of several weeks. The hairs on the seed pods are long giving a woolly appearance hence the common name. The plant except for the flowers is covered with fine hairs giving it a silvery tint.
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The leaves are large oval rippled along the edges often whorled about the upright steps and are usually covered with fine white hairs. Asclepias eriocarpa is an erect perennial herb which is usually coated in a thick layer of white hairs. Kotolo or indian milkweed drought tolerant forage source for the monarch butterfly and striated queen. The plant stands erect with flowers born on stout and relatively long pedicels that arise from leaf axils.