Desert Milkweed Propagation. Milkweed seeds can be planted in prepared beds outdoors or started indoors in flats. Cuttings should be made from healthy plants.
Asclepias erosa grows a massive taproot when mature. We will share methods to propagate by seed on another page. Root overwintering plants anytime between january and march.
The leaves of the desert milkweed do not last very long and the clusters of greyish green stems are the most characteristic appearance of this plant.
Milkweed seeds can be planted in prepared beds outdoors or started indoors in flats. Description desert milkweed asclepias subulata has slender gray green stems that grow vertically to 4 feet from a woody base the plant s spread can reach 2 feet or more. Hi dave non native tropical milkweed is by far the easiest milkweed to propagate. Desert milkweed plants august 2018.