Outsidepride Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias Tuberosa Hello Yellow Plant Seed - 50 Seeds

If you want to attract butterflies to your garden, you will definitely want to start some Butterfly Weed plants! This particular yellow variety, Asclepias tuberosa, is commonly called Hello Yellow, and it produces an abundance of flower clusters of golden-yellow. Monarch butterflies are especially fond of Butterfly Weed, but many different varieties of butterflies find its nectar to be irresistible! This plant also has a long bloom-season, and it makes a great cut flower as well. Grow this plant in full sun and in sharply-drained, gritty soils. Sow the seed indoors in early spring. Maintain a temperature of 60F. Press the seeds into the soil, but do not cover them. Keep the soil consistently moist until germination occurs. Germination normally takes place within 42 days.