Asclepias Tuberosa Seed Pod. How to plant butterfly weed seeds. This milkweed also attracts bumblebees eastern tiger swallowtails fritillaries hairstreaks honeybees painted ladies pipevine swallowtails and more.
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Asclepias asperula below four photos. Also known as asclepias tuberosa orange milkweed pleurisy root and yellow milkweed the plant can grow to be anywhere from one to two feet tall and is characterized by glossy green leaves and clusters of bright orange to yellow blooms that are rich with nectar and. Asperula viridis latifolia linearis oenotheroides texana tuberosa cynanchum angustifolium and matelea biflora above four photos.
But stratification wouldn t hurt the seeds of butterfly weed at all and might even increase the germination rate.
Many references state that you need to stratify the seed for 30 days but i ve never had trouble germinating them without stratification. Butterfly weed is a must have plant for green thumbs looking to coax its namesake beautiful winged insects into their garden. Each pod contains hundreds of seeds. How to plant butterfly weed seeds.
