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I got one of the Giant Swan Milkweeds from a garden center in my town of Newark, Ohio I planted it it grew very fast it is over six feet ...Read More
This plant 'volunteered' in my vegetable garden summer before last. It was The Mystery Plant until someone from local Coop Ext id'd it f...Read More
I've grown this plant for three years now. They are easy care and a good source of food for the monarch butterflies. They do require ful...Read More
I purchased this seed from a reliable vendor who caters to monarch enthusiasts. My understanding is that it is an annual in my zone. Th...Read More
I'm just starting out c Asclepias physocarpus seeds for my first time. I'm a long time butterfly gardener and this Asclepiad intrigues me...Read More
got these seeds in SA planted them in doors and everyone germinated six plants the rest are in the fridge the plants are in pots in the g...Read More
the most important function this plant provides; in addition
to it's fun name and appearance; is that it is a Monarch
Butte...Read More
I love this plant! I have found it easy to germinate, and the dried balloons look great with other dried flowers, or just piled into bow...Read More
I have limited experience with this plant so far-started it from seeds this spring. Seeds were from 2 different sources. One pack from Ch...Read More
Found seeds on a plant growing at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Sq. PA. and tried sowing them outdoors and indoors into peat moss pod. Out of...Read More
This is the first Milkweed I grew. I planted about 10 seeds directly in my garden and 2-3 grew (my fault not the seeds, I was a beginnin...Read More
I live in Palo Alto, CA and have grown this Asclepias for 2 years. The branches make a wonderful dried arrangement and it is a real atten...Read More
I planted it from seed last fall, and now it is about 8 ft and growing. I am not sure if I should cut it back in the winter. It is growin...Read More
This was my first year growing Oscar’s Milkweed or asclepias (Gomphocarpus physocarpus) here in Louisville, Kentucky. It did outstand...Read More
Seed are slow to germinate. The plant is a fast grower in ordinary potting soil, and relatively free of oleander aphids.
A beautiful tall milkweed. Earlier on, it had quite a few tiny monarch cats on it, and I believe the high amount of wasps & predators di...Read More
Similar to Asclepias fruticosa, but a larger plant in general; also from South Africa.
This is a monarch magnet! I grew four other Asclepias in my garden this year, and this was the one that was consistently covered in cats...Read More