common milkweed planting instructions
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca
If you receive seeds from Go Green Park Ridge, store the seeds in the refrigerator until planting. These seeds have been in cold moist storage and are ready for planting immediately (spring 2016). Milkweed is adaptable to many conditions, but ideally plant in full sun in smooth, clump-free, weeded soil bed to help ensure germination and seedling establishment. The soil should be worked to a fine consistency to ensure good soil to seed contact. Keep the seedbed moist until germination. As the seedlings become established, avoid watering too much or too little. A light watering each day until roots are well established (7-10 days), preferably in the morning, should be sufficient. Milkweed is a perennial, grows 3-6’ tall, spread by horizontal rhizomes.
If you receive seeds from Go Green Park Ridge, store the seeds in the refrigerator until planting. These seeds have been in cold moist storage and are ready for planting immediately (spring 2016). Milkweed is adaptable to many conditions, but ideally plant in full sun in smooth, clump-free, weeded soil bed to help ensure germination and seedling establishment. The soil should be worked to a fine consistency to ensure good soil to seed contact. Keep the seedbed moist until germination. As the seedlings become established, avoid watering too much or too little. A light watering each day until roots are well established (7-10 days), preferably in the morning, should be sufficient. Milkweed is a perennial, grows 3-6’ tall, spread by horizontal rhizomes.
common milkweed seedpod
swamp milkweed planting instructions
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Pink / white flower clusters growing 3’ to 5’ in height. Plant in full sun to partial shade. Does well in moist soil, but will grow in drier areas
Pink / white flower clusters growing 3’ to 5’ in height. Plant in full sun to partial shade. Does well in moist soil, but will grow in drier areas
swamp Milkweed Seedpod
Butterfly weed planting instructions
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tubersosa)
Majestically crowned orange flower clusters growing 2’-3’ in height. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil, 15”-18” apart.
Majestically crowned orange flower clusters growing 2’-3’ in height. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil, 15”-18” apart.
Butterfly Weed Seedpod
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