Shopping for milkweed Seeds -- Favorite Online Sources

[Mona Miller]

http://www.hardyplants.com/Merchant2/me ... re_Code=SP

Put, asclepias into the search.

I was very impressed with the prices and selection.

Asclepias X tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies Mix' $2.90
ASC9-A7 Asclepias amplexicaulis $3.95
520A-A7 Asclepias asperula $2.00 In Stock
ACAO-A7 Asclepias curassavica 'Apollo Orange' $2.55
ASC8-A7 Asclepias curassavica 'Apollo Yellow' $2.55
4XS1-A7 Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red' $2.85 Sold Out
ACSM-A7 Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Mix' $2.85
ASC2-A7 Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Scarlet' $2.80
ACSY-A7 Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Yellow' $2.85
ASC1 Asclepias curassavica Lot A $1.50
113F-A7 Asclepias exaltata $4.00
4PK9-A7 Asclepias hallii $3.95
117H Asclepias hirtella $2.00
AIM1 Asclepias incarnata $1.65
A-GHT7 Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella' $2.30
AIIB-A3 Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet' $2.00
103A-A6 Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Follies' $2.85
AS52 Asclepias incarnata 'Milkmaid' $2.00
AS57 Asclepias incarnata 'Soulmate' $2.00
AP07 Asclepias physocarpa $2.99
27AS-A Asclepias purpurascens $2.65
ACPL-A7 Asclepias speciosa $2.65
AS01 Asclepias sullivantii Lot P $2.40
AS02 Asclepias syriaca $2.00
AT04-H Asclepias tuberosa $1.40
ATHY-A7 Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' $2.45
AV01 Asclepias verticillata $1.70
27AS-P Asclepias viridiflora $2.50
12AC Asclepias viridis Lot P $2.00

[Mona Miller]

Great gift for yourself or another teacher or friend:

http://www.monarchwatch.org/waystations/seed_kit.html
Monarch Watch Waystation Kits have several milkweed species.

http://shop.monarchwatch.org/product.aspx?p=125522(base)
You need to select Standard or California:

The Standard Monarch Waystation Seed Kit includes seed packets of six milkweeds and six general nectar plants. Appropriate substitutions may be made due to current seed availability.
BUTTERFLY WEED (Asclepias tuberosa)
SHOWY MILKWEED (Asclepias speciosa)
COMMON MILKWEED (Asclepias syriaca)
SWAMP MILKWEED (Asclepias incarnata subsp. incarnata)
SWAMP MILKWEED (Asclepias incarnata subsp. pulchra)
TROPICAL MILKWEED (Asclepias curassavica)
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FLOSS FLOWER Blue Horizon (Ageratum houstonianum),
PURPLE CONEFLOWER (Echinacea purpurea)
TITHONIA TORCH Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia)
COSMOS, Dwarf Sensation Mix (Cosmos bipinnatus)
JOE PYE WEED (Eupatorium purpureum)
VERBENA (Verbena bonairiensis)

The California Monarch Waystation Seed Kit includes seed packets of six milkweeds and six general nectar plants. Appropriate substitutions may be made due to current seed availability.
BUTTERFLY WEED (Asclepias tuberosa),
SHOWY MILKWEED (Asclepias speciosa),
TROPICAL MILKWEED (Asclepias curassavica),
PURPLE MILKWEED (Asclepias fruticosa),
SWAMP MILKWEED (Asclepias incarnata) &
SWAN PLANT (Asclepias fruticosa) and
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FLOSS FLOWER Blue Horizon (Ageratum houstonianum),
PURPLE CONEFLOWER (Echinacea purpurea),
TITHONIA TORCH Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia),
COSMOS, Dwarf Sensation Mix (Cosmos bipinnatus)
JOE PYE WEED (Eupatorium purpureum) VERBENA (Verbena bonairiensis)

[Mona Miller]

Sources for Gomphocarpus fruticosus or G. physocarpus:

Chilterns Seeds
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternsee ... pa&cid=211

http://www.eseeds.com/p-8688-asclepias- ... ehogs.aspx
ESeeds.com

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/p ... 6gomph.htm
Nickys

http://www.tmseeds.com/product/4230.html
Thompson & Morgan

http://educationalscience.com/hostplants.htm
but it is called, Giant Milkweed Tree (Calotropis spp.) Crown Flower

Waystation for CA:
http://shop.monarchwatch.org/product.aspx?p=125522(base)
SWAN PLANT (Asclepias fruticosa)
(Plus several other milkweeds and nectar sources)

http://www.hardyplants.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
Hardy Plants (put asclepias in the search)

http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/alaC ... mphocarpus
B&T World Seeds has these listed.
Gomphocarpus cancellatus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus
Gomphocarpus physocarpus

[Mona Miller]

Here are a few more, please share your favorite places to buy plants/seeds of milkweed:

http://georgiavines.com/Seeds/asclepiaseeds.html
asclepias incarnata, pururascens, tuberosa,
viridis, verticulata, curassavica, amplexicaulis, hirtella, sullivante,
exalta, asperula, speciosa, viridiflora, hallii
Giant Milkweed Tree listed (Calotripis gigantea)

http://www.butterflyencounters.com/store/products.php
Butterfly Encounters has many, many species.

http://www.milkweedfarm.com/
Milkweed Farm

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/prod ... &item=1794
Johnny's Select Seed

http://www.cynara.co.uk/cgf/mail.php?letter=G
GOMPHOCARPUS PHYSOCARPUS
GOMPHOSTIGMA VIRGATUM
Must scroll down to find the plant.

http://seeds-by-size.co.uk/flsbct3.html
GOMPHOCARPUS FRUTICOSUS
GOMPHOCARPUS PHYSOCARPUS
Must scroll down to find the listing

http://www.seedman.com/jimfav.htm
Seedman

http://www.superseeds.com/products.php?cat=150
Scroll down a bit

[Mona Miller]

Prairie Frontier Wildflowers and Grass Seed
http://www.prairiefrontier.com/pages/na ... veabc.html
Look down in the "M" for milkweed. They have a good selection.
Milkweed, Butterfly Asclepias tuberosa P Sun/Dry 18"-36 Orange S-F Pkt/Mix
Milkweed, Common Asclepias syriaca P Sun/PSun-Dry/Moist 36"-48" Pur/Pink S Pkt/Mix
Milkweed, Hall's Asclepias hallii P Sun-Dry/Moist 24"-36" White S Pkt
Milkweed, Polk Asclepias exaltata P Sun/PShd-Med 36"-60" White S Pkt
Milkweed, Prairie Asclepias sullivantii P Sun-Moist/Med 24"-36" Pink Sum Pkt
Milkweed, Purple Asclepias purpurascens P Sun/PShd-Med/Moist 24"-36" Pur S Pkt
Milkweed, Red Asclepias rubra P Sun/PShd-Med/Moist 24"-36" Pink/Pur S Pkt
Milkweed, Red Ring Asclepias variegata P PShd-Dry/Med 24"-36" Wht/Red S Pkt
Milkweed, Sand Asclepias amplexicaulis P Sun-Dry 18"-36" Pink Sp-S Pkt
Milkweed, Short Green Asclepias viridiflora P Sun-Med/Dry 8"-16" Grn S Pkt
Milkweed, Showy Asclepias speciosa P Sun-Med/Dry 36"-48" Pur S Packet
Milkweed, Spider Asclepias viridis P Sun-Dry 8"-24" Grn-Pur S Packet
Milkweed, Swamp Asclepias incarnata P Sun-Wet/Moist 36"-48" Red S Pkt/Mix
Milkweed, Swamp, 'Cinderella' Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella' P Sun-Wet/Dry 24"-48" Pink S Pkt
Milkweed, Swamp, 'Ice Ballet' Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet' P Sun-Wet/Dry 24"-48" White S Pkt
Milkweed, Swamp, Pulchra Asclepias incarnata ssp pulchra P Sun-Wet/Moist 24"-36" Red Summer Packet
Milkweed, Tall Green Asclepias hirtella P Sun-Dry/Med 18"-30" White S Packet
Milkweed Vine Matelea decipiens P Sun/PShade-Med/Moist 6'- 10' Maroon Sum Packet
Milkweed, Whorled Asclepias verticillata P Sun/PShade-Med/Dry 18"- 30" Wht S/Fall Packet
Milkweed, Woolly Asclepias lanuginosa P Sun-Med/Dry 4"- 12" Cream S N/A

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[Mona Miller]

http://www.richters.com/Web_store/web_s ... 0609.15414
Main Catalog for Richters Herbs in Canada. They have loads of other herbs that are good nectar sources.

Put "Asclepias syriaca" into the search.
$1.60/pkt
Bulk Seeds $10.00/10g, $68.00/100g

Put "Asclepias curassavica" into the search.
$1.60/pkt
Bulk Seeds $11.00/10g, $80.00/100g

[Mommabyrd]

I am going to a Monarch film premier this weekend at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and thought it would be wonderful to hand out milkweed seeds after the movie. The film highlights Monarch migration, habitat in Mexico and the need for milkweed in the States. Where is the best/most cost effective place to buy bulk seeds?
Thanks!
Elizabeth

[Mona Miller]

I buy my tropical from Johnny's select seed. I don't know of a cheap source for perennial that could get them to you in less than a week.

Richters Herbs, which is listed above your post has the best price and quality.

[George30]

hi everyone..
thanks for the info and link you given..
btw im new in this site..
anyone cangive some pics of milkweed seeds......
thanks a lot and have a nice day....




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[Mona Miller]

I did a Google Search for "pictures of milkweed seeds":

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=n ... weed+seeds
This should give you some idea of what milkweed seeds look like.

[Paul Cherubini]

World's Largest Milkweed Supplier: http://Buymilkweed.com/

You can buy milkweed seed by the pound from them.

[applestar]

I like Prairie MOON Nursery. They pre condition seeds for planting if necessary but you can request them not to as well. I think it's important to pay attention to which milkweed is native to your area.
http://www.prairiemoon.com/search.php?m ... rch&page=1

[Paul Cherubini]

I think it's important to pay attention to which milkweed is native to your area.

In New Zealand, Australia, Spain and Portugal the monarch migrations would go extinct if the people there had a "natives only" philosophy about milkweed because no native milkweed species occur in those countries.

[applestar]

Really? So are Monarch butterflies introduced species in those countries? Swan milkweed is an African native so I thought there would be other species and those might be native/distributed along the nothern shores of the Mediterranean as well. Austraria and NZ are particularly careful about allowing non-native species now.

Be that as it may, there are North American regionally native milkweed species. I had a really good link for milkweed species native distribution map. I'll see if I can find it unless someone else has it handy.

[cocoonage]

apple,

Did you ever find the link?

[blazing star]

I use Prairie Moon Nursery for my seed as well. I'm restoring a 5 acre prairie and wetland and they not only have great seed quality, they are so helpful with the process. They work with native plants and now have a great link on their website that will tell you if the plant is native to your area.

[kristin10152001]

www.glorious-butterfly.com has a small assortment of milkweed seeds but great prices. Also she is currently runing a contest where you can win a $50 gift card and a large caterpillar cage for designing a bulletin board. Her website is a great resource for teachers also.

[Paul Cherubini]

Austraria and NZ are particularly careful about allowing non-native species now.

Right and that's a huge irony because if today's rules against non-native plants and animals were enforced 150 years ago then there would be no milkweed in New Zealand or in the temperate zone latitudes of Australia and so the monarch migrations in those countries wouldn't exist.

[Mona Miller]

I think the deal historically was that the milkweed fluff was used to stuff pillows and mattresses. So, the milkweed ended up being transported naturally from one area to another.