Milkweed seeds
The seedpods of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) have opened and their silky seed parachutes are escaping. I am hoping to collect and grow some of these in my garden next year. I already have some Joe Pye weed and tansy seeds to grow with them.
wildflower
posted by kathy at 6:41 AM
2 Comments:
Cool picture! Check them out a bit online before you plant seeds... I think I remember reading that the similar-looking a. incarnata was a much better garden plant that a. syriaca because the latter tends to be thuggish in a garden setting. (It could have been the other way around, though--I didn't end up with a place for either since they're so tall, so I opted for a. tuberosa instead.)
9:41 PM
Thanks. I'll look into the varieties. I'm also still figuring out where to put a wildflower garden, as I don't want it to take over the perennials. Maybe a separate area is best.
8:55 PM
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