{"product_id":"asclepias-butterfly-weed-flower-seeds","title":"Asclepias Seeds - Butterfly Weed","description":"\u003cp\u003e91 – 98 days. Asclepias Flower Seeds. Perennial. Butterfly Weed Asclepias seeds invite perennial, all-American color into your home, patio, or garden. Asclepias flowers are easy to grow from seed and have a wildflower-like hardiness that keep it thriving in poor, dry, and rocky soils. Butterfly Weed seeds grow brilliant 12 – 36” tall weedy uprights with explosive clusters of golden orange blooms known to be the food of choice for monarch butterflies and caterpillars. Butterfly Weed Asclepias seeds grow sun-hardy plants native to the rocky terrain of the eastern United States and are an ideal fit amongst any efficient, dry, or xeriscaped property. 500 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--split--\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Butterfly Weed Asclepias Flower Garden Seeds\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaxonomy:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAsclepias tuberosa\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOther Names:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Indian Paintbrush, Pleurisy Root, Fluxroot, Windroot, Chieger Flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perennial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSow Indoors or Outdoors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Butterfly Weed Asclepias is a full sun performer whose seeds are most commonly sown directly outdoors after the frost. Plants are perennials and usually require 2 – 3 years to establish before flowering, so there is no need to start seeds early. Asclepias seeds are known to take as long as 28 – 42 days to germinate with full lighting and, once seedlings are transplanted, do not re-pot or disturb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays to Plant Maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 91 – 98 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness Zone:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 – 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed Planting Depth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 3 – 4 seeds ¼” deep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Spacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 – 24”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 – 36” tall weedy upright with a 12 – 24” spread of thick and well-branched bushels of tiny blooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Preference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Average, medium dry, well-drained\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight Preference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiseases\/Pests\/Troubleshooting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Butterfly Weed Asclepias seeds have a wildflower-like hardiness and require dry soils with minimal watering. Plants are susceptible to crown rot, rust, and powdery mildew in overly saturated and poorly drained soils. Do not disturb or re-pot once established. Asclepias has no serious pests or diseases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright golden orange blooming bushels and wildflower greens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsclepias tuberosa\u003c\/em\u003e, or commonly known as Milkweed, Indian Paintbrush, and Butterfly Weed, is a timeless flower native to the eastern United States. \u003cem\u003eAsclepias tuberosa\u003c\/em\u003e earns the name Butterfly Weed because of its potent and nectar-rich blooms which specifically are the food of choice by monarch butterflies in their larval\/caterpillar stage, as well as fully matured butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eButterfly Weed Asclepias Flower Garden Seeds. Perennial. Open pollinated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Read more about Asclepias:\u003cp\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asclepias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e Wikipedia - Asclepias \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--split--\u003e","brand":"Mountain Valley Seed Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35507516997783,"sku":"30478","price":8.75,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/7593\/0007\/products\/asclepias-butterfly-weed-wm_700.jpg?v=1597040588","url":"https:\/\/skimsdwd-com.myshopify.com\/products\/asclepias-butterfly-weed-flower-seeds","provider":"skimsdwd.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}