Info on Milkweeds

15 years ago

Hi Gardenwebers. I am trying to grow several types of Milkweeds that are not native to my area. I live in south Texas. If anyone has tips or info on Milkweeds they have grown or are native to your area I would be interested. Thank-you

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fatamorgana2121
15 years ago
I'm sure you'll be able to get more useful information if you say which milkweeds you are trying to grow. Not all have the same growing requirements.

FataMorgana
joepyeweed
15 years ago
Why are you trying to grow milkweeds that are not native to your area?
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Daniel Sanchez
Original Author
15 years ago
I am trying to grow all the types of Milkweeds. Right now I have some Common Milkweed seedlings. There are no Milkweeds native to my area. Only Tropical Milkweed, but that one if from Mexico and has small leaves compared to Cammon Milkweed, Purple Milkweed and others. Plus the Milkweeds that are not native to my area have colorful flowers and the Monarchs love them.
terrene
15 years ago
If you browse for Asclepias in the USDA plants database, there are tons of species of milkweeds that include Texas in their native range. This includes Common, Butterfly, and Swamp milkweeds (Asclepias syriaca, tuberosa, and incarnata) which are amongst the most common and have very large native ranges across North America.

Maybe some of these grow in north Texas but not south? There seems to be lots of interesting milkweeds that grow in Texas. One I think has gorgeous flowers is Asclepias asperula (Antelope horns), and would love to grow it, but don't know if it would be hardy in our zone. In the meantime, I'm trying to grow lots of milkweeds native to the Northeast US.

Tropical milkweed (A. curassavica) is an excellent milkweed for raising Monarch butterflies, because it has a high glycoside content in the leaves. In your zone, where it is perennial, I read you should cut it down each year, so it grows fresh foliage for the Monarch caterpillars (to prevent buildup of OE spores and help control aphids).

Here is a link that might be useful: Asclepias - USDA plants database
Daniel Sanchez
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank-you. Yes alot of the Milkweeds grow in north Texas and not in south. Another Milkweed found in central Texas is Broadleaf Milkweed. I love that one! I'd love to get seeds of that one.

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