Description: Butterfly Weed/Milkweed is the sole food source for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Monarchs have greatly decreased in population over the years, primarily because of habitat loss, and also climate change and pesticides. PLEASE grow some in your garden! Asclepias Curassavica: Butterflies love this plant, and it provides a great food source for them! These showy plants have blooms in the colors of red, orange and yellow. In addition to butterflies being attracted to Bloodflower plants, the plants are also used as a medicinal herb. The bloom season is long, lasting from early summer up until the first frost. The Tropical Milkweed herb is a tender perennial that if grown in containers can be wintered indoors for areas were there are freezing temperatures.Deer Resistant!Annual/PerennialSunHeight: 24 - 32"Space: 24"Zones: 8 - 11How To Grow Milkweed: Sow Butterfly Weed seeds early in the spring. Transplant seedlings outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Mexican Butterfly Weed plants require a sunny spot in moist, fertile soil. They are not as drought tolerant as other species of milkweeds. Keep the Bloodflower plants uniformly moist, but not saturated. Pinch the tops of the plants to induce a bushy habit and provide more flowering branches. Blood Flower herb seeds can be grown as an annual in cooler climates. Sow flowers seeds indoors and transplant outdoors. Mexican Butterfly Weed seed is also considered to be a wildflower seed and once established, it will bloom until fall frosts. *** All orders are shipped within 24-36 hours after receipt of payment and come with sowing instructions in bubble wrap to protect your seeds. *** Orders not received must be notified within 14 days of shipping.Only orders $15 or more will include tracking. -------------------------------------PAYMENT--------------------------------Shipping is .25 cents for each additional item for any amount of seeds bought within a (7) SEVEN DAY period providing you pay with ONE payment.
Price: 1.79 USD
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-22T19:46:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: 2.5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: unbranded
Type: flower seeds
Life Cycle: Perennial
Genus: Asclepias Curassavica
Common Name: Milkweed
Color: Orange
Sunlight: Full Sun, Medium Sun
Features: butterfly attractor
