Asclepias Species, Aquatic Milkweed, White Milkweed

Bought a plant at a plant sale last fall. I've seen butterflies, bees, and all manner of other insects on the flowers so it is good for p...Read Moreollinators.

Kept it inside for the winter and set it out this spring. It keeps flowering and has 2 seed pods on it. A third pod opened today and I managed to find 7 of the seeds. I hope to start a colony on my property.

I did some research and for milkweed in general you need to cold stratify for a couple of weeks in the frig if not planting the seeds outdoors in the fall. (Also found out that this may be the only milkweed that doesn't spread it's seed in the air with the characteristic fluff.)

Any tips for growing the seeds?

I have been growing this plant for 5 years. It gets only about 12" tall and has beautiful white flowers. I was desperately looking for a...Read More native alternative to Asclepias curassavica in my zone 8b-9a garden. Although I live in the coastal south my soil is fill and heavy clay which I have amended but it still holds water, which is perfect for this plant. The plants grow well for me in part shade to high shade. They are getting little if any mid day sun. The monarch butterfly does lay their eggs on this plant. I have been able to grow it from seed.

So far good, only in ground a month. Ran out of native milkweed for the monarchs and cats; went to my garden store and she stated these w...Read Moreere also good for monarchs. I transferred the cats from all the eaten native milkweed, they seem to love it. More leaves and a lot taller. I am rooting some stems that had gotten bent with our recent high winds. I am hoping this works. I live in Lake Worth FL.

Aquatic Milkweed, White Milkweed Asclepias perennis is native to Texas and other States.