How to grow Sullivant's Milkweed

Asclepias sullivantii

How long does Sullivant's milkweed take to grow?

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Sullivant's milkweed Folklore & Trivia

During WWII the silky part attached to the seeds was used for life jackets.¹²³ Milkweed is more bouyant then cork by 5 or 6 fold.¹²³

Other names for Sullivant's milkweed

Prairie milkweed

Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex A. Gray

Footnotes

¹ Native Plant Society of Texas

² Washington Post

³ “Your Country’s Armed Services Need Milkweed Floss: How You Can Help” :https://archive.org/stream/YourCountrysArmedServicesNeedMilkweedFlossHowYouCanHelp/YourCountrysArmedServicesNeedMilkweedFlossHowYouCanHelp_djvu.txt