{"product_id":"poke-milkweed-seeds-monarch-butterfly-wildflower-native-plant-asclepias-exaltata","title":"Poke Milkweed Seeds: Monarch Butterfly Wildflower, Native Plant, Asclepias exaltata","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"content-toggle-product-details-read-more\" class=\"wt-content-toggle__body wt-content-toggle__body--truncated wt-content-toggle__body--truncated-02\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n        \u003cp data-product-details-description-text-content=\"\" class=\"wt-text-body-01 wt-break-word\"\u003e\n            Save the Monarch Butterfly by planting Milkweed Seeds for Butterfly! These Poke Milkweed Seeds, Asclepias exaltata are plants that attract butterflies, specifically the Monarch Butterfly. Are you a Butterfly Lover? Would you like to have more butterflies in your garden? Then you need this plant that attracts butterflies! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoke Milkweed Seeds, Asclepias exaltata is a herbaceous perennial wildflower in the Dogbane (Apocynaceaea) Family. It is native to North, Central and Eastern half of the United States and often founds in woodland edges. It is hardy in USDA hardy zones 4-7. These plants were grown using all natural and organic growing practices, and are non GMO. The plants were open pollinated and these wildflower seeds were harvested in 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e💚HEIGHT - 5’\u003cbr\u003e💚WIDTH - 2-3' \u003cbr\u003e💚SUN - part shade - full shade\u003cbr\u003e💚SOIL - medium wet - medium dry\u003cbr\u003e💚FLOWER - white, June \u0026amp; July\u003cbr\u003e💚BONUS - monarch host plant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsclepias exaltata is a perennial flower and native plant that is a host plant for the Monarch Caterpillar and butterfly. The butterfly will lay eggs on the plants and the caterpillars will eat the foliage. A great addition to your Native Plant Garden, Pollinator Garden or Woodland Garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHas been known to hybridize with Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e💚GERMINATION\u003cbr\u003eThese seeds require 30 - 60 days of cold, moist stratification for good germination. Stratification follows the process that seeds experience in nature - seeds fall from the dried seed heads onto the ground and are covered in snow, rain, wet leaves, etc. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can stratify seeds using several different methods - direct sow outdoors, winter sowing or placing seeds in a moist paper towel, moist sand or soil and then placing in the refrigerator for the required number of days. It is also important to check on your seeds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter stratification you can remove them from the refrigerator (if that is the option you chose) and place seeds in germination mix about 1\/4\" deep. Keep the soil moist, but not wet. Once the plant has its second set of leaves it can be transplanted to a larger container. Plants grown indoors must be hardened off before planting outdoors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e💚SHIPPING\u003cbr\u003eTo keep shipping costs down, I do not include a packing slip or printout with any growing instructions. Please save the above information for later reference. If you would like a printable version I would be happy to email one to you. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or special requests!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHAPPY GROWING!\u003cbr\u003e~Kristin\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Velldonetradellc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43682066530393,"sku":"70V46X7","price":1.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/7744\/9049\/files\/Output_7.jpg?v=1784279121","url":"https:\/\/velldonetradellc.com\/products\/poke-milkweed-seeds-monarch-butterfly-wildflower-native-plant-asclepias-exaltata","provider":"Velldonetradellc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}