How to grow Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

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Growing Swamp milkweed from seed

Germination is very slow and benefits from cold stratification. Plant seeds on a moist medium, lightly covered and keep cool and moist but not freezing for several months, then place in moderately warm place.

How long does Swamp milkweed take to grow?

These estimates for how long Swamp milkweed takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

Days to Germination How long does it take Swamp milkweed to germinate?: 16 days
Average 16 days | Min 5 days | Max 112 days (4)
Days to Transplant How long until I can plant out Swamp milkweed?: + 57 days
Average 57 days | Min 57 days | Max 58 days (2)
Days to Maturity How long until Swamp milkweed is ready for harvest / bloom?: + 381 days
Average 381 days | Min 381 days | Max 381 days (1)
Total Growing Days How long does it take to grow Swamp milkweed?: = 454 days

Swamp milkweed Etymology

Aesculapius is the Greek god of medicine due to milkweeds being historically used medicinally. Incarnata means flesh-colored.

Swamp milkweed Folklore & Trivia

During WWII the silky part attached to the seeds was used for life jackets.⁴⁵⁶ Milkweed is more bouyant then cork by 5 or 6 fold.⁴⁵⁶

Other names for Swamp milkweed

Rose milkweed, Milkweed

Misspellings: butterflyweed, milk weed,

Footnotes

¹ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

² Monarch Butterfly

³ Missouri Botanical Garden

⁴ Native Plant Society of Texas

⁵ Washington Post

⁶ “Your Country’s Armed Services Need Milkweed Floss: How You Can Help” :https://archive.org/stream/YourCountrysArmedServicesNeedMilkweedFlossHowYouCanHelp/YourCountrysArmedServicesNeedMilkweedFlossHowYouCanHelp_djvu.txt