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Common Milkweed/Butterfly Flower Seeds

Common Milkweed/Butterfly Flower Seeds

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Observe the monarch butterfly lifecycle right in your garden! This heirloom species provides food and habitat for monarch butterflies and is an essential host plant for their caterpillars. In summer, pink to purplish or white flowers are followed by decorative seedpods that are beautiful in dried arrangements. Robust, shrub-like perennial spreads by underground rhizomes. Native throughout much of the eastern and central United States. Sap is toxic; avoid eye/skin contact and do not ingest.

We cannot ship this variety to Hawaii as per state regulations. Please do not order if your shipping address is in these states.

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Variety Info

Family: Apocynaceae

Native: Eastern 2/3 of the U.S. and Canada

Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 3 and warmer

Exposure: Full sun

Bloom Period: Summer

Plant Dimensions: 24"–36" tall

Variety Info: Individual flowers ½" long, borne in pink to purplish or white clusters.

Attributes: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant

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Sowing Info

When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, or in the fall for spring germination.

When to Start Inside: 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.

Days to Emerge: 14–28 days

Seed Depth: ¼"

Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"

Thinning: When 3" tall, thin to 1 every 12"

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  • Susannah L.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1/5/25
    5 Stars

    I’m hoping lots of pollinators come to feast!

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  • Linda M.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    11/3/24
    5 Stars

    Excited about having milkweed for the monarch butterflies next year.

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  • Karen M.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    8/31/24
    5 Stars

    Lots of luck with milkweed. Started the seeds in early January in milk jugs with my winter sowing plants. Had great success with high germination. Planted several varieties. Harvesting seeds from the pods now. Lovely and necessary for the monarchs. Several caterpillars have been on the plants but have disappeared. Don't know if they have gone to rest in their chrysalis or if they were eaten by some other insect.

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  • John B.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    8/10/24
    5 Stars

    Still have to plant these yet this fall.

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  • Robert V.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    6/20/24
    5 Stars

    Grew better than expected. We already have monarchs laying eggs and we have two chrysalis!

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