Asclepias (Milkweed or Silkweed)

Asclepias arenaria (Sand Milkweed)

40 (60)cm, Sand Milkweed has dense terminal clusters greenish-yellow flowers above broad, smoothly hairy leaves. For any rich, very well drained, sandy soil in full sun a protected spot. Seeds from a certified wild collection in Yuma County, Colorado, USA at some 1050m. VI-VII.
10 seeds per package.

Asclepias asperula (Antelope Horns Milkweed)

80 (100)cm, Antelope Horns Milkweed makes dense terminal clusters of yellowish-green and deep purple flowers above large, broadly-lanceolate, opposite leaves. For any rich, very well drained soil in a sunny spot. Seeds from a certified wild collection in Daggett County, Utah, USA at some 1900m. VI-VII.
10 seeds per package.

Asclepias cordifolia (Heartleaf Milkweed)

80 (110)cm, Heartleaf Milkweed is an utmost showy species from meadows in the Sierra Nevada in California. Makes dense clusters of white and purplish, honey scented flowers above broad, cordate (heartshape) leaves. For any rich, very well drained soil in full sun. Seeds from a certified wild collection in Quincy, Plumas County, California, USA. VII-VIII.
10 seeds per package.

Asclepias curassavica (Mexican Butterfly Milkweed)

100 (140)cm, Mexican Butterfly Milkweed is a fast growing annual to perennial native of Central and Northern South America and makes bright orange and red flowers in terminal clusters. It is an important host plant for the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in full sun. In colder climates plants will die back to the ground in winter, but may sometimes resprout from the rhizome in late spring. Alternatively plants can be grown as annuals from seeds sowed in late spring under glass. Transplant seedlings to the final spot in the garden after the last freezing nights. VI-IX.

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Asclepias exaltata (Poke Milkweed)

80 (180)cm, Poke Milkweed makes erect, herbaceous stems with purplish flowers in a dense umbel above broad, opposite leaves. It is native of humus rich woods in Conneticut (USA). For any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot. VII-VIII.

Asclepias hallii (Hall's Milkweed)

100 (140)cm, Hall's Milkweed makes dense pale purplish-pink and cream flower umbels above broad lanceolate-oval, greyish-green leaves. Native of opens spots in southwestern USA. For any rich, very well drained slightly rocky or sandy soil in full sun. VI-VIII.

Asclepias hirtella (Tall Green Milkweed)

90 (130)cm, Tall Green Milkweed makes dense creamy-green flower umbels above narrow, linear fresh green leaves. Native of open, semi-moist spots in woods and in meadows in southwestern USA. For any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. V-VII.
10 seeds per package.

Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)

100 (130)cm, Swamp Milkweed, rich pink flower heads above narrow leaves. Native of Indiana, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, from Tennessee to Colorado, growing in the edges of swamps and ponds. Can be cultivated in virtually and rich, well drained soil type in a sunny spot. VII-VIII.

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Asclepias pumila (Plains Milkweed)

Asclepias purpurascens

170cm, attractive pinkish-purple flowers terminal clusters of erect stems with light green leaves. Native of dry, rocky areas in open spots in woods of Indiana, from New England to North Carolina and from Minnesota to Arkansas. For any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VI-VII.

Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed)

100 (120)cm, Showy Milkweed is an ornamental species with grayish-green broad leaves and showy dense clusters of white, strongly sweet-scented flowers. Native throughout the midwestern and western states in the US. For any rich, very well drained soil in a sunny spot. Seeds from a certified wild collection in Greenville, Plumas County, California, USA. VII-VIII.
10 seeds per package.

Asclepias sullivantii (Sullivant's Milkweed)

80 (100)cm, Sullivant's Milkweed is an rare and threatened herbaceous species with upright stems with pale pink and cream flowers in a dense umbel above broad, opposite leaves. It is native of humus rich prairies in the USA. For any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VII-VIII.

Asclepias syriaca

120 (200)cm, the tallest hardy species with large sweetly scented rose and white star-flowers in ball-like flower heads. Easily cultivated in any rich, preferably sandy or rocky soil in full sun. We had an excellent seed crop this year, thus we would like to offer this species at an all-time low price! VI-VIII.

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Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)

90 (130)cm, Butterfly Milkweed is a herbaceous perennial with a creeping rhizome and upright stalks with linear leaves and terminal clusters of bright orange flowers. Native in rocky, sunny spots throughout central and eastern USA. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Seeds from a certified wild collection in Montrose County, Colorado, USA at some 1.850m. VI-VII.

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Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed)

40 (70)cm, Whorled Milkweed makes unbranched stems covered with narrow leaves, and a terminal cluster with several greenish white flowers. Native of prairie regions in the US. For any rich, well drained soil in full sun to partial shade. VI-IX.

Asclepias viridiflora (Green Comet Milkweed)

60 (80)cm, Green Comet Milkweed makes erect stems with light green flowers in a dense umbel above broad, opposite leaves. It is native of rocky, open areas in prairies in the USA (Georgia, north-eastern Mexico, Ontario and S New England). For any humus rich, very well drained, preferably rocky soil in full sun. VII-VIII.

Asclepias viridis (Antelope-Horn Milkweed)

50 (80)cm, Antelope-Horn Milkweed is a herbaceous species with upright stems crowned with umbels of greenish-purple flowers above lanceolate to elliptic, alternate leaves. It is native of prairies and humus rich, open spots in woods in the USA (Nebraska, West Virginia, Florida and W Texas). For any humus rich, very well drained, slightly rocky soil in full sun. VII-VIII.