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Showy Milkweed Asclepias Speciosa Seeds
Butterflies and hummingbirds will bombard your garden.
Item Number: 41775A
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Fragrant pinkish-white to pinkish-purple blooms of Showy Milkweed will attract pollinators to the garden all spring and summer. Asclepias speciosa is a marvelous addition to any landscape especially one that is being naturalized. Leaves are the primary source of food for the monarch butterfly larvae making this a noteworthy addition to the garden. After flowering, the seed pods split open revealing silky-tailed seeds that disperse in the wind. Prior to splitting, seed pods can be used to enhance any fall bouquet. Asclepias speciosa adapts well to woodland areas with openings for sun, dry slopes, along streams, and along roadsides. A milky sap emanates when leaves are cut or bruised. These plants are drought tolerant, versatile and deer resistant making them a splendidly low maintenance addition to any landscape.
Key Attributes
Light Requirement
The amount of sunlight this product needs daily in order to perform well in the garden. Full sun means 6 hours of direct sun per day; partial sun means 2-4 hours of direct sun per day; shade means little or no direct sun.
Full sun
Lifecycle
This refers to whether a plant is an annual, biennial or perennial. Annuals complete their life cycles in one year; biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year; perennials can live for more than two years.
Perennial
Sow Method
This refers to whether the seed should be sown early indoors and the seedlings transplanted outside later, or if the seed should be sown directly in the garden at the recommended planting time.
Indoor, Outdoor
Mature Spread
The width of the plant at maturity.
2 ft
Mature Height
The typical height of this product at maturity.
3 ft
Bloom Season
The time of the year when this product normally blooms.
Summer, Fall
Zone
This refers to the USDA hardiness zone assigned to each part of the country, based on the minimum winter temperature that a region typically experiences. Hardiness zone ranges are provided for all perennial plants and you should always choose plants that fall within your range.
3-9
When to Plant in Your Area
Average Last Frost
Average First Frost
