Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’ seeds – ( Monarch butterfly plant)
$4.90
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Description
Picture thanks to Jelitto Seeds
This is a lovely white form of asclepias incarnata, which makes an excellent cut flower, and of course, is a favourite of monarch butterfly caterpillers. It flowers in its first year from seed, and bees love it .
Sowing advice for Asclepias
Sow in late winter to late spring. Sow in trays or pots
Sow finely and evenly. Cover thinly with seed raising mix . Cover very lightly as light is needed for germination.Moisten the seed, cover with plastic and put them into the fridge for 3 weeks.Then bring them out to about 20 deg C. Keep moist but not wet.
These seeds can germinate erratically and can take from 2 weeks to some months to germinate
Additional information
| Classification | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Common Name | White Swamp Milkweed |
| Family | Asclepiadaceae |
| Maximum Height | approx 1 m |
| Number of seeds in packet | approx 20 |
