Swamp Milkweed Seeds. Flowers will turn into slender upright pods that are tapered at both ends and contain many silky tailed brown flat seeds which are spread by wind. 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.
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Needs sunlight drought tolerant dry or moist soil. In world war ii school children gathered the silk. Swamp milkweed does not germinate well in hot conditions and can be sown in fall to germinate the following spring.
Swamp milkweed eventually matures to forms clumps up to 36 across.
At one time the silk from swamp milkweed seed pods was spun for fabric or used for stuffing pillows. The plants themselves grow to a mature height of about 36 to 60 inches tall. Like other species of aphids their populations can explode in a short amount of time. 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.
