Showy Milkweed Asclepias speciosa

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Botanical Name:

Asclepias speciosa

Family:

Apocynaceae

Genus:

Asclepias

Species:

speciosa

Common Name:

Showy Milkweed

Seeds Per Pound:

80,354

Quantity:

0.18 lb

Average Viable Seeds/Packet:

Germination:

98%

Germination Test Type:

Cut (Full Seed)

Purity:

99%

Height:

2-3 feet

Collection Locale:

Utah

Crop Year:

2022

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

In Stock: 0.18 lb

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Asclepias speciosa

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Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:

1 packet (~ 34 seeds)

$4.95

5 gram (~ 886 seeds)

$25.92

10 gram (~ 1772 seeds)

$45.00

1 oz (~ 5022 seeds)

$29.95

No Export to These Countries

England (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), United Kingdom

Characteristics

Fiber Producing Plant

Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.

Stratification: cold stratify for 30 days.

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

Other: stratification improves germination, but is not required.

In a Nutshell:

* Asclepias speciosa is a milky-sapped perennial plant in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), known commonly as the showy milkweed.

* This species is native to the western half of North America.

* The eye-catching, hirsute, pale pink through pinkish-purple flowers occur in dense umbellate cymes. Their corollas are reflexed and the central flower parts, five hoods with prominent hooks, form a star shape. The fruit is a large, rough follicle filled with many flat oval seeds, each with silky hairs.

* This species flowers from May through September.

* Native Americans used fiber in the stems for rope, basketry, and nets.

* Asclepias speciosa is a specific monarch butterfly food and habitat plant. Additionally, phenylacetaldehyde produced by the plants attracts Synanthedon myopaeformis, the red-belted clearwing moth. more...

* Flower buds - raw or cooked. They taste somewhat like peas. They can be used to thicken soups. Young shoots and leaves - cooked . An asparagus substitute.

* The latex is used as a cure for warts. The latex needs to be applied at least once a day of a period of some weeks for it to be effective. The latex has antiseptic properties and has been used to treat skin sores, cuts and ringworm.

* Prefers a well-drained light rich or peaty soil and a sunny position. A very ornamental plant, it is closely related to A. purpurascens. The roots can spread quite freely when the plant is in a suitable position. more...

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