This Earth Day Don't Hesitate, Pollinate! This antique-looking seed packet has a Special Mix of Milkweed Seed.
Earth Day is April 22nd.
The perfect favor for your Earth Day gathering or for handing out to students, colleagues, or customers on April 22. Personalize your message in the lines available on the back, or even place a label sticker with your preprinted logo and contact info on it!
Monarch Butterflies are endangered, and their populations are declining in large numbers due to the reduction in wild, open spaces from landscape-scale threats from pesticides, development, and climate change. A native to open fields across America, Milkweed is the only food source for Monarch caterpillars and a vital superfood for other essential pollinators, including butterflies, bees, and birds. Use this eco-friendly packet of Milkweed seeds to help spread the word and help create natural Monarch habitats along migration routes.
Milkweed Mix Contents:
Asclepias speciosa (Showy), Asclepias incarnata (Swamp), Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly). These are NOT tropical.
Plant these seeds to help keep essential butterfly habitats from disappearing
Use the space provided on the back of the packet to write your own personalized message, or even place a label sticker with your preprinted logo and contact info on it!
Milkweed Mix Planting Directions: You can start indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last frost in your area or direct sow after frost danger is past. The seed in this packet has been pre-soaked and are ready to be planted right away. Keep soil damp until seedlings emerge and then water as necessary. Seedlings should emerge in 10 days to 3 weeks. Full sun is best.
Direct sow planting: Cold stratify for 30 days. Sow in late fall or spring.
Indoor Sowing: Cold stratify for 30 days. Start 7-9 weeks before last frost. Transplant into 4” pots after 3-5 weeks. Harden off and transplant to well-drained soil.
Learn more about the importance of growing milkweed here.
Seed Information:
- Lifecycle: perennial
- Sun Requirement: sun/part shade
- Spacing: 8" apart
- Seed Planting Depth: 1/4"
- Bloom Season: spring to fall
- Height: 36"
- Low Maintenance: yes
- 25-30 Seeds Per Packet
- Uses: Pollinator Garden
- Sowing Method: Direct Sow
- Seed Count: Approximately 35 seeds per packet
Asclepias plants and sap may cause skin irritation in humans and animals. Do not ingest seed or plants.
Not Recommended for Southern California
Packet size: 3 ¼" x 4 ½"
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