FREE: Milkweed 'Tropical Sunset' - 20 seeds

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Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on this plant, and the resulting larvae use the plant leaves as a food source. The flowers are red-orange with yellow hoods, and bloom for a longer period than the perennial milkweeds that are winter hardy in some areas. These brilliant wildflowers also attract hummingbirds! Scarlet milkweed gets about 3-4 ft (0.6-0.9 m) tall and usually has a few pairs of symmetrical branches. The flowers are orange and red and borne in terminal and axillary clusters that are 2-4 in (5.1-10.2 cm) across. It blooms continuously from spring until autumn. The fruits are spindle shaped pods, 3-4 in (7.6-10.2 cm) long, that eventually split open to release little flat seeds that drift away on silky parachutes Flower Duration: Annual Bloom Time: Summer Height: 18" to 36" Spacing: 15" to 18" Light: Full Sun Soil Moisture: Medium USDA Zone: 3a-10b Germination: No pre-treatment needed. Soak seeds in hot water for 24 hours, then sow seeds on soil surface at 70F and water.The butterflies whose caterpillars feed on milkweeds contain the same poisonous glycosides and are poisonous as well.

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