Description
Sand milkweed starter plant (Asclepias arenaria) dormant. A milkweed for dryer sandy locations, but will do fine in medium soils too. Full sun. Gets 3-4 ft. large thick leaves. Host for monarch butterflies. White flowers in early summer.
These have gone dormant for the year, but still have excellent root growth and can be planted anytime the ground isn’t frozen. Just treat as is though it were still growing and water through any prolonged dry spells. If ordered in the fall they may still have some foliage or yellowing foliage but in late fall or winter will just be old stems. Planting dormant plants is a great way to get plants established for next season!
All of our plants are grown in biodegradable fabric pots. The containers are around 4″x4 1/2″ May be planted in the pot or removed. If kept on, I suggest ripping the sides of the pot for easier root penetration. Milkweeds are slow growers, so I would tear them off.
