Variegated common milkweed?
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Comments (53)I want to bump this up again so those who are interested in preserving this plant can add this year's growing information. I had a baby who bloomed this spring but no seed pods. The same with the wild A variegata I dug up three seasons ago. This year it put up four strong stalks and lots of flower heads but again, not one seed pod. I watched the flower heads closely and even though some flying insects crawled all over the flowers, there was no pollination. This particuliar milkweed appears to bloom the earliest of all the milkweeds I have. Maybe there aren't enough insects around this early to aid in the pollination. We had terrible high temps over a long period this summer and it was all I could do to keep the plants alive. Did anyone else have any luck getting seed pods of this plant? I also purchased three small A variegata plants from Pine Ridge Gardens this year (all MaryAnn would sell me as I suspect she was trying to make them available to more of her clients). I'm going to overwinter them in 1 gal nursery pots. I haven't decided if I'm going to try growing them in big planters on my deck next year (mostly high dappled shade) or plant them inground. Maybe I should try putting one in ground this fall and keeping two in the nursery pots over winter. What is the key to getting these plants to set seed pods? :-) ~Mary A baby A variegata - 1st blooming this spring of 2011 the wild transplanted A variegata - aka Red Ring Milkweed - blooming 5-24-2011...See MoreCommon milkweed a late sleeper?
Comments (3)My butterflyweed pops up before my common. Butterflyweed is about 3/4" right now. I was clearing out that bed today and found it peeking. :) My "big" milkweed at the moment is a swamp milkweed that is about 7"....See MoreIt's been trial and error with my Common Milkweed
Comments (12)I've had common milkweed growing in the yard for years, and start a lot of plants from seed, and still can't figure out how to reliably grow it from seedlings. But it does like to self-sow, and grow in random places in the gardens. In the middle of paths, the middle of the annuals, the middle of the beets, along the edge of the driveway. Then as it gets bigger, it sends out runners and spreads where it feels like. The most vigorous patch in my yard is growing in the middle of mature Sedum and Allium right next to the front door. I did not plant it there! It sowed itself. I am planning to thin out the Sedum this Spring and let the milkweed do its thing. So, now I pretty much let it grow wherever it sows itself. It also might do well through direct sowing - scattering seed where you hope to get it established. Asclepias syriaca is not a very well behaved garden plant for those who like orderly beds, but this doesn't bother me and it attracts a lot of Monarchs to the yard....See MoreTRADE! Common Milkweed and/or Swamp Milkweed seeds for other Milkweed
Comments (12)Nikki, I received the milkweed seeds yesterday. Thanks for including the instructions...they're off to the refrigerator for a month's visit. I put your seeds in the mail a few days ago so you should be receiving them any day. John...See MoreNevermore44 - 6a
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