Name: Butterfly Milkweed
Brand: Sow Right Seeds
Price: 3.75 USD
Availability: InStock

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Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) or Butterfly Weed is a showy plant with full clusters of orange star-shaped flowers. Lovely perennial that attracts monarch butterflies and other beneficial insects to your garden.

Seed packet contains 400 MG (about 100 seeds per packet). Start milkweed seeds indoors for early blooms - Large, premium seed packets give instructions on how to grow and when to plant outdoors

Cold stratification in the refrigerator for 2-4 weeks can help speed up milkweed’s slow germination. Sow the seeds indoors in a warm, bright spot with just a sprinkling of soil to cover seeds; seeds require light to germinate. Keep moist but not saturated. After last frost date, transplant outside in a sunny spot.

Days to germination: 10-15
Planting depth: 1/4"
Soil Temperature: 75-80° F
Light Requirements: Full Sun