Butterfly Milkweed Milkweed Pods. Milkweed promises extra income for those who are willing to pick its pods when the time is right. Pod of the milkweed calling all butterflies of every race from source unknown but from no special place they ever will return to all their lives because unlike the bees they have no hives.
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The species name tuberosa means full of swellings or knobs referring to the enlarged root system butterfly milkweed stems are hairy erect and grow in numerous clumps. Local resident annette wood is spearheading the first community conservation wild milkweed collection effort in the area for. The pods on both my milkweed and butterfly weed plants are beginning to open so i ve gently tied them shut in order so the seeds won t fly away.
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The leaves are alternate simple crowded lance shaped 5 10 cm long shiny green smooth above and velvety beneath. Seeds need a three month period of exposure to cold cold stratification so it is a good practice to plant seeds in autumn. The species name tuberosa means full of swellings or knobs referring to the enlarged root system butterfly milkweed stems are hairy erect and grow in numerous clumps. Older milkweed plants are very difficult to transplant so michigan state university extension does not recommend this approach.
