Irresistible Blend Milkweed Butterfly Flower Seed

Irresistible Blend Milkweed Butterfly Flower Seed

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Description

Watch the butterflies and hummingbirds will flock to your garden! They’ll absolutely feast on the sweet nectar of this easy-to-grow, heirloom perennial. Often called swamp milkweed, this species grows best in moist or wet soils, such as near a pond or stream, but the loosely-clumped plants also grow well in a garden with regular watering. Decorative seed pods are beautiful in dried arrangements. Soak seeds overnight to aid germination. Deer-resistant. Caution: The milky sap may cause dermatitis in sensitive individuals.

Type: Hardy perennial in Zones 3-6
Days to germinate: 14-28
Days to maturity: 90-100
Sun/shade: Full sun
Start indoors: 6-8 weeks before last frost. Plant ¼” deep in sterile planting medium.
Direct-sow outdoors: 2-4 weeks before last frost or in fall for spring germination
Planting depth: 1/4” deep
Spacing: 3 seeds every 24”; when plants reach 2”, thin to one plant every 24”
Mature plant height: 36”-60” tall
Suitable for container growing: No
Year of discovery: Ancient; origin unknown