Swamp Milkweed Seed Pods. You can even add a penny or two to the bag to help agitate the contents even more. Sometimes the fluff may have already started coming out of a pod you want to collect.
The other previous 2 types don t mold only the swamp seeds. Swamp milkweed asclepias incarnata butterfly weed. Upright pods that are tapered at both ends and contain many silky tailed brown flat seeds which are spread by wind.
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Separate the milkweed seeds from their pods after thorough drying they load the milkweed into a hammermill that crushes the pod and separates it from the hundreds of seeds it contains inside. I generally winter sow as that is the easiest if you are trying to get a set number of plants. Asclepias incarnata the swamp milkweed rose milkweed rose milkflower swamp silkweed or white indian hemp is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to north america. What the shaking does is shake.