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Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 8:46
| I order some swamp milkweed at a garden plant sell, the problem is the plant was just this tiny stem with a few leaves. I decide to stick it in a pot and baby it until it grows bigger.
Instead the remaining leaves just died recently. What happen? I didn't have that much problem with butterfly weed. Paul |
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- Posted by summersunshine 5b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 16:37
| What kind of conditions did you have it in? I've had good luck with swamp milkweed by keeping it in full sun and keeping it well-watered (in keeping with the "swamp" name) until it becomes established (at which point it does seem to tolerate drought to an extent). It's worth a little effort to keep this one growing. Monarchs seem to like it even more than butterfly weed from what I've seen. |
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| I have propagated Asclepias internata Ice Ballet(white) from seed. I found the plants were lacking vigour in my garden and the blooming was sparse, but then, I do not have a swamp. I do not have it anymore. |
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- Posted by summersunshine 5b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 20:45
| I don't have the white form. My experience was with the pink natural form, which does seem to be a good grower and bloomer. This is its third season and I was able to divide it into a good number of smaller plants this spring, all of which are rapidly growing (and already being munched by monarch caterpillars). |
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