Showy Milkweed Plants (Asclepias speciosa)

Free Shipping at www.milkweedexperts.com Our Showy Milkweed Plants (Asclepias Speciosa) are growing well and will be ready for Shipping at the end of June. We are growing Showy Milkweed (Asclepias Speciosa) in the Foothills of Northern California. Showy Milkweed (Asclepias Speciosa) is native to California and widespread throughout the Western United States. Our Showy Milkweed is organically grown from our seeds. Please go to www.milkweedexperts.com for more information. When we ship, we dug out our plants fresh on the day we sent them. After cleaning the roots, I dip them into a potassium-based polymer gel to ensure they stay moist during transport. When you receive the plants, plant them reasonably quickly in a sunny spot in your garden. The earth needs to be consistently moist. Although Showy Milkweed can live in arid conditions, they thrive with plenty of water. (This is why you find them in nature along river banks and creeks) Some Important Facts: 1. Showy Milkweed has large fleshy leaves and is a perfect caterpillar food source. The best Milkweed Plant to grow in the Western US for Milkweed Experts. 2. Showy Milkweed is perennial. The milkweed plants will turn yellow in Fall (October/November), lose their leaves, and eventually disappear. However, the plant is not dead! The roots are alive and will produce new shoots in Spring. Over time, the roots will spread out more and create new plants feet away from the vicinity of the actual planting. Therefore the term 'weed.' 3. Showy Milkweed grows slowly. You will see the plants bloom and generate seed pods after three years. So patience in establishing your Monarch Butterfly Garden is necessary. Milkweed is the only type of plant on which the Monarch Butterfly lays their eggs, and the larvae will feed and mature into a chrysalis. When the milkweed plants are still young and small, they must be reasonably close together for the caterpillars to find enough food. Plant them in a cluster, so the caterpillar can move from stem to stem. Showy milkweed is also the nectar plant for Queen and Viceroy Butterflies. In summer, showy milkweed will grow up to 6 feet tall with beautiful yellow/pink flowers. It is deer resistant. FREE Shipping! Visit www.milkweedexperts.com Prices: 3 Showy Milkweed Plants = $29.90 5 Showy Milkweed Plants = $49.90 10 Showy Milkweed Plants = $94.90