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Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Item: #
3183

1 Ft - 3 Ft Height

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Perennial

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Blooms May - Sep

Soil Type

Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche

Soil Moisture

Medium Soil Moisture Moist Soil

Sunlight

Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade

Seed
Rate

What's the Seeding Rate?

**LAWN & GARDEN: High density rate improves fill and establishment while reducing weed opportunity **OPEN SPACE: Economical rangeland density for larger acreage but requires longer establishment period

Lawn & Garden:

1 LB covers 5000 sq ft

Open Space:

6 LB per acre

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$3.49 - $149.00

10 seeds per packet 1,500 seeds per dpak These unique packets have been created in the hopes of reaching as many helping hands as possible. the Monarchs are counting on each of us to do our part in protecting their mystery and beauty. Only by working together can we insure that milkweeds and butterflies will always have a place in this world.


Find milkweed specific stratification instructions here.

You may also be interested in Sustain the Migration Kit (includes all the items necessary for successfully growing native milkweeds)


Used by many tribes for making everything from rope to cloth to medicine this beautiful milkweed has a very interesting ethnobotanical history. Though once common, it was targeted for eradication because of it's perceived toxicity to livestock. This same toxicity is critical for the survival of monarch butterflies, it is now clear that the survival of both species are tied together. Share in the history & future by planting these seeds today. Found in high plains of Texas north to Canada and west to California.