Jessica has written a very thorough article about how to grow milkweeds from seed. Various milkweeds are host plants for other moths and butterflies, too. For example, showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) is a larval host of the queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus). Unlike some of its pink ...
Fairly easy to do. Easily moved in and out of the fridge. You can see when seeds germinate. If a seed does not germinate, you have not wasted a pot, soil and space for it. Cons Takes a bit more time. Two step process; germinate in the baggy and then plant. Stratifying in the Fr...
With long, strappy leaves, agapanthus resembles an iris (or a daylily or anornamental grass). The flowers have a dome or globe shape like an allium (or a globe thistle or a milkweed). Its nickname (lily of the Nile) makes things even more confusing since agapanthus flowers resemble a ...
Young goldenrod plants can be found in spring in the native plant section of larger garden centers or ordered online. They are also cooperative to start from seed for better selection and lower expense. The seeds are small, and one packet will contain several hundred. Half an ounce to an ou...
Planting seeds is an effective way to propagate this plant. All types of milkweed grow well from seeds, and the plants self-seed readily in fall. So much so that you may want to remove the pods before they ripen. This will prevent having too many of these plants popping up in spring....
To avoid accidentally doing away with caterpillars that grow up to become beneficial pollinators, plant a butterfly garden. Set aside a section of your yard or garden for butterfly-pleasing plants such as: Milk Weed Red Clover Lantana plant varieties ...
so when they hatch the caterpillars have all they need to sustain them. Another example of a fantastic foodplant is milkweed, which is the foodplant of monarch caterpillars, which are found in North and Central America. They’ll eat much of the foliage but in return you’ll get a wonderf...
Euphorbia genus: the sap from these common plants can cause severe pain and injury to the eye. Also known as spurge and milkweed, this genus includes Poinsettia, a popular Christmas plant. Golden Dewdrop (Duranta erecta): this is a common self-sown weed with pretty but poisonous leaves and...
varieties—rudbeckia, aster, coneflowers, lupine, bee balm, lavender and the notoriously hard to sprout milkweed and poppy all need this blast of cold to ensure good germination. As a rule of thumb, before you buy any flower seeds, check the planting instructions to see if they'll benefit...
It was sort of like: It’s my wildflower, but it’s their weed. Q. Do you just grow it as an ornamental? One of the red- or green-leaved ones? A.I like both of them, and they give a great tropical feel to the yard.