How to grow Butterfly weed 'Gay butterfly mix'
A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to apply water fairly sparingly. Keep in mind when planting that Gay butterfly mix is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Planting Gay butterfly mix in sandy and loamy soil with a ph of between 4.8 and 6.8 is ideal for as it does best in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.
Growing Gay butterfly mix from seed
Soil temperature should be kept higher than 18°C / 64°F to ensure good germination.
Transplanting Gay butterfly mix
As Gay butterfly mix is tender, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.
Harvesting Gay butterfly mix
This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by early summer.
During WWII the silky part attached to the seeds was used for life jackets. Milkweed is more bouyant then cork by 5 or 6 fold.
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