Swamp Milkweed Seedlings. The oppositely arranged leaves are 7 5 to 15 cm 3 to 6 in long and 1 to 4 cm 1 2 to 1 1 2 in wide and are narrow and. Growing swamp milkweed from seed.
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Swamp milkweed is a native colonizing perennial wildflower useful for wetland rehabilitation. They commonly infest oleander common milkweed swamp milkweed and butterfly weed. It is a good component of a wildlife seed mixture when seeded with native grasses and wildflowers.
Cold stratification is the process of exposing the seed to cold and moist conditions to break dormancy.
I think the swamp variety needs the cold stratification and if so i m not sure when to plant them. Swamp milkweed plants can be distinguished from their other milkweed cousins both by these showy pink flowers and by their habitat as they are the only species of milkweed that prefer to grow in wet conditions. It prefers moisture retentive to damp soils in full sun to partial shade. I think the swamp variety needs the cold stratification and if so i m not sure when to plant them.
