Thank you! Envelope on its way!

Bump... Have to to be seen above all Woollybear messages!!
K

Hi Folks, I think all the seed of Asclepias variegata are gone for this year. I'll be mailing them right after Thanksgiving. Good luck with them.
Regards,
Mark (wildflowerman_2000)

Thanks for the generous offer. I hope to be able to share this next year!
Kristi

Hi Folks,
All the seed are packed into their envelopes and will depart tomorrow (Dec 1) in the mail. All should have them by weeks end. Good luck and happy growing!
Regards,
Mark (wildflowerman_2000)

Mark,
Seeds arrived today-- I really appreciate the opportunity to grow this--I will ceratainly "pass it on" if I am successful.
Thanks again,
seedmoney

Thank you and ctnchpr. Kudos.

I will be adding this one which is hard to find to my monarch habitat which this year should be up to 16 varieties including the two Calotropis species and two South African Gomphocarpus varieties. My garden is now a National Wildlife Federation habitat and a MonarchWatch Waystation.

If I get enough seeds, I will share as well. Thanks

"Thank you!" to Mark and to ctnchpr for the seeds!

Well the 2014 Asclepias variegata seed distribution is complete. I sent out 26 packets of seed to folks all over the US and four went to international destinations. Folks from Brazil, New Zealand, Germany, and England were the lucky recipients of those overseas request. I hope everyone does well with this year's seed.
I would also like to thank ctnchpr for again supplying these seed. Hopefully next year we will have even more seed but whatever we have will be distributed as in the past. Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and the hopes for a Most Prosperous New Year!
Regards,
Mark (wildflowerman_2000)

This is a little late, but a huge THANKS to Mark and ctnchpr for the redring milkweed seeds! It was the best holiday (and birthday) gift of them all!!

Can anyone share their preferred method of starting these? I started Asclepias incarnata milkweed seeds last year (my first time) by putting them in potting soil and stratifying them in the fridge for several weeks, which worked well. Does anyone prefer to put them in a moist paper towel in the fridge before sowing them? Any other tips? Since these are so difficult to find, there's a lot of pressure to get it right!

loree1223, You are quite welcome and glad to help. I would treat the seed just as you did the A. incarnata. Don't get the soil too moist though-just slightly.
Mark (wildflowerman_2000)

Hi Folks,

I've been getting lots of request already this year for seeds of Asclepias variegata. I have communicated with Dennis (ctnchpr) and he has already started a new thread called "white milkweed,2016". He will be handling the distribution of the seed himself if they do indeed make viable seed. I would recommend you check this thread often to keep up with the progress and he will notify us when and if seed are available.

Regards,

Mark Rose (wildflowerman_2000)

Here is the link for the white milkweed,2016 thread:

forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/3933086/white-milkweed-2016?n=7

Hi Folks, Please check out the White Milkweed, 2016 thread on the Milkweed Forum for new 2016 seed availability on this species recently posted.