Product Review
Grow Showy Milkweed from fresh Asclepias speciosa flower seeds. Showy Milkweed will produce beautiful clusters of pale pink flowers. The plants themselves grow to a mature height of about 24 to 40 inches tall. Showy Milkweed is known for attracting an array of beneficial insects such as bumblebees, lady bugs, hummingbirds and most importantly the endangered Monarch butterfly. Asclepias speciosa is grown as a perennial flowering plant that returns each year from it's deeply established root system.
- About 3 feet high, Showy Milkweed features large oval leaves, and spikey pink flower clusters atop thick stems; The flowers attract many butterflies and hummingbirds
- Easy to Grow and Drought Tolerant, Can Take Extreme Cold, down to -40f; Drought tolerant once established
- Zone 3-10, Perennial; Full or almost full sun; It does not tolerate shade, but can handle most soil types
- Sweet fragrant blossoms that fill the air, with long bloom period 2-3 months
- The seeds can be sown outdoors in the fall or winter-sown before the first frost. Seeds will naturally be exposed to cold during the winter and sprout in the spring .
