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🦋Save the Monarchs! 🦋 25 Asclepias syriaca (Milkweed) Seeds. 🦋This is a MUST for any butterfly garden. This gorgeous plant produces purple/pink flower clusters that wildflower gardeners love and spreads quickly. This native perennial is a primary food source for the Monarch butterfly providing large leaves for caterpillars and big pink globe-like flowers that provide nectar for the adult butterflies. Planting it will help to support Monarch populations and will bring butterflies to your garden for years to come.🦋Perennial🦋Low Maintenance🦋Fragrant Flowers and Foliage🦋Deer Resistant🦋Pollinator Friendly🦋Grown without the use of pesticides🦋3′-4′ feet tall🦋24″-30″ spreadGermination: Plant seeds in the autumn after the first frost. Gently press seeds down, but don’t cover. Water once, then leave them to sprout in the spring. Alternatively, you can cold stratify seeds by placing them on a damp paper towel, fold it over, place them in a resealable plastic bag, then keep in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 weeks. Start seeds inside 6 weeks before the last frost in spring. Don’t cover the seeds with soil. Keep seeds moist during germination. Transplant outside after the seedlings have four or five leaves. The plant will reach 36-48″. Space plants 24″ apart. Perennial in USDA Zones 4-9.If you have minimal time to garden, and generally a black thumb, then the Common Milkweed are sure to please. These hardy flowers will bring pollinators to your garden for years to come. ALL of our seeds are grown, loved, harvested and inspected directly by hand on our land here in the mitten state, Michigan. As always, Happy Gardening!