Common Milkweed Milkweed Seedlings. Common milkweed is one of those plants. Common milkweed asclepias syriaca is a native herbaceous perennial whose main virtue is its appeal to butterflies especially the monarch which deposits its eggs on the milkweed when the caterpillars hatch they feed on the leaves of milkweed.
Milkweed is native to north america but has been acclimated in southern and central europe. Start the seeds in a week using water germination or sow in the fall for a more natural method called cold moist stratification. I ve been growing various milkweeds from seed since 2013 and have germinated hundreds of seeds.
Common milkweed asclepias syriaca is a native herbaceous perennial whose main virtue is its appeal to butterflies especially the monarch which deposits its eggs on the milkweed when the caterpillars hatch they feed on the leaves of milkweed.
I ve been growing various milkweeds from seed since 2013 and have germinated hundreds of seeds. Common milkweed asclepius syriaca is also known as cottonweed silkweed wild cotton and virginia silk. Either way the monarch butterfly will appreciate having this milkweed available. I ve been growing various milkweeds from seed since 2013 and have germinated hundreds of seeds.