If you have any plant in your gardens, you MUST also have some form of Asclepias. These plants are excellent pollinator attractors and are absolutely essential for the lives of the Monarch Butterfly, from larva, to adulthood. It will also attract and sustain other species of butterflies, but it is of paramount importance to the life cycle of the Monarchs. You will also see the occasional hummingbird sipping away. The blossoms are a fiery red, orange, and golden yellow from June to late July early August.
Quantity: 20 seeds
Growing Details
Zones 3-9
Height: 2-2.5 ft Spread: 1.5-2 ft
Bloom time: June-August
Sow the seeds in the greenhouse in early spring, though stored seed might need 2 - 3 weeks cold stratification (in your refrigerator or freezer for two or three weeks or more).
Note: Does not transplant well once established due to its deep taproot and may take 2-3 years to flower due to its slow growth rate
