Seed Savers Exchange - Red Milkweed
Regular price
$4.25
Pickup available at Tangletown Gardens
Usually ready in 24 hours
- Perennial and hardy to zone 4
- Plants grow to 5 feet tall
- Bright pink and red, vanilla-scented flowers
- Blooms in June and July
- Preferred food source of Monarch caterpillars
- 50 seeds per packet
Also known as Swamp milkweed, this North American native bears bright pink-and-red, vanilla-scented flowers in June and July. Surprisingly adaptable, this 5-foot-tall perennial is the preferred forage source for the larvae of Monarch butterflies and can grow in wet to well-drained soil. Perennial. Hardy to zone 4.
Seed Savers Exchange - Red Milkweed
