Tall Green Milkweed Seed Packet

"I’ll never forget my first experience finding Tall Green Milkweed because that’s when I was on a photography trip and my friend Gary got sprayed by a skunk! I sure teased him but the joke was on me because then we had to share a car across country! From afar this plant might not look special but to an Asclepias enthusiast (or anyone with a liking for the unusual!) up close this flower is fascinating. Green flowers create a dense umbel of long blossoms with magenta stripes." — Bobby Gendron

The Facts:

• Latin name: Asclepias hirtella
• Quantity of seeds per packet: 20
• Monarch butterfly host plant
• Pale green and pink flowers
• Native to the central United States
• Hardy perennial
• 24" - 48" tall
• Blooms from June until August
• Cold hardy in USDA zones 3 - 11

Growing Instructions: Start Tall Green Milkweed seeds outdoors in late November. Pick a location with full sun and prepare soil for good drainage, if needed. Plant seeds 1/8" deep and 18” apart, using 3 seeds per hole. Water once, and then allow the winter rain and/or snow to provide moisture until the spring. The seeds will germinate 10 - 20 days after the danger of nighttime freezing has past. Once the seedlings reach 1", thin out so you have individual plants spaced 18” apart. Water regularly allowing the soil to go nearly dry between each watering. Fertilize monthly in the summer with a general purpose fertilizer. If you prefer to plant the seeds outdoors in the spring, read our detailed instructions on cold moist stratification.

Tall Green Milkweed Range Map:

Map ©: Kartesz, J.T. 2013. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP).

Tall Green Milkweed is native to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin