Butterfly Weed / Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) seeds

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Butterfly Weed / Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) seeds

North American wild plant with bright orange blossoms. Very popular with near-natural gardens.
Contents: Approx. 50 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

40,52 kr

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SKU: ASC01

GTIN: 4251420516084

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The Pleurisy root is a wild plant spread in North America. Because of its bright orange-red inflorescences, it's very popular as a decorative plant. It perfectly suits colourful herbaceous borders in the cottage garden and cuts in a fine figure as a pot plant in the winter garden or on the terrace. The blossoms form outstandingly much nectar that especially attracts butterflies magically. In the English-speaking area, it's, therefore, also known as "Butterfly weed". The nectar is said to crystalize when the weather is really hot. Thereby, small balls emerge, which can be eaten as candy.

Native Americans used the root tubers against respiratory diseases (that's what the name 'Pleurisy' comes from). In homeopathy, the plant is used up to now.

Out of the fibres of the seed capsules, candlewicks had been wattled in former times.

Plant description

Species:	Apocynaceae
Root system:	Taproot Deep roots
Plant type:	Herbaceous plant Container plant
Flower colour:	Orange Yellow
Region of origin:	North America
Use:	Cut flower Ornamental plant Medicinal plant
Characteristics:	Needs cold to germinate Food for bees Poisonous plant
Climate:	Temperate Dry
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Eventual height:	20-60 cm
Winter hardiness zones:	7 (-18 bis -12 °C)
Flowering months:	July August September

Growing advice

Soil type:	Fresh Nutrient-rich Free-draining Dry
Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	40 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination temperature:	3-5°C
Water requirement:	Low
When to sow outdoors:	February March September October

Cold germination: Sowing time outdoors at the beginning of spring or in autumn. Alternatively, artificial stratification is possible. Mix the seeds with moist sand in a plastic bag. The bag must be kept warm and moist (approx. +20°C) for the first 2-4 weeks and then placed in the refrigerator where it should remain at a temperature of +5°C for 5-6 weeks. Then remove the plastic bag and observe regularly at room temperature whether the seeds germinate. Then prick the seedlings into pots and plant them out after the last frosts in mid-May.

Other names

Botanical name:	Asclepias tuberosa
German names:	Knollige Seidenpflanze, Orange Seidenpflanze, Knollige Schwalbenwurz
French names:	Asclépiade Tubéreuse
Spanish names:	Asclepias

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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