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  • Common Milkweed Seeds for Monarchs Flower Seeds Hudson Valley Seed Company and Perennials
  • Common Milkweed Seeds for Monarchs Flower Seeds Hudson Valley Seed Company and Perennials
  • Common Milkweed Seeds for Monarchs Flower Seeds Hudson Valley Seed Company and Perennials
  • Common Milkweed Seeds for Monarchs Flower Seeds Hudson Valley Seed Company and Perennials

Milkweed Seeds

Milkweed Seeds
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Description

Common Milkweed makes a long-term home for monarchs. Fragrant pink flower clusters rise above broad leaves in summer, feeding adult pollinators while the foliage provides the essential food source for monarch caterpillars.

This eastern and midcontinental North American native perennial grows up to 3 feet and spreads into a lasting patch in Zones 3–7. Choose its location thoughtfully: a settled colony is both beautiful and ecologically useful.

  • Botanical name: Asclepias syriaca
  • Life cycle: Perennial
  • Hardiness: USDA Zones 3–7
  • Exposure: Full sun
  • Sowing: Fall or early-winter sowing; cold-stratify for spring
  • Planting depth: 1/4 in.
  • Germination: Up to 21 days after stratification
  • Mature height: Up to 36 in.
  • Approximate seed count: 50

Common Milkweed is native mainly east of the Rocky Mountains; gardeners elsewhere should choose a milkweed native to their own region. Explore more pollinator plants in our flower seed packets.
Sowing & Growing Instructions

Cold stratification is required. Direct sow in fall or early winter into a clean, prepared bed, or sow 1/4 inch deep in damp medium in deep pots, cover, and refrigerate for about three weeks before spring germination.

After chilling, move pots to a bright 50–75°F location and keep evenly moist. Germination may take up to 21 days under the source conditions. Transplant outdoors after frost into a site that can remain a permanent milkweed patch.

Grow in full sun within the species' native eastern and midcontinental range. Avoid disturbing established roots, and leave enough foliage for monarch caterpillars as plants settle and spread.
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