Swamp Milkweed
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Asclepias incarnata
Origin: North America
Improvement status: Wild
Seeds per packet: ~200
Bulk seeds per packet: ~1,000
Germination tested 4/2021: 8% (90% hard seed)
Life cycle: Perennial
Beautiful native milkweed. The whole plant is edible after cooking. A sweet syrup can be made from boiling down the flower clusters. Nate likes to cook the flowers in scrambled eggs. This milkweed is a good host plant for monarchs and other butterflies. Thrives in moist environments. Full to partial sun.
This seed was produced by Shooting Star Native Seeds in Spring Grove, MN.
GROWING TIPS: Cold-moist stratify 30 days or direct-seed outside in fall.