Description: Asclepias cordifolia is a perennial shrub in the Apocynaceae family. Cordifloia is the Latin name meaning heart-shaped and residing primarily in California in the Northern parts of the State and reaching in patches to Nevada and Oregon. These usually take two years to bloom but can be tricked to come out in the first year by trimming the tops. The Native Americans used Asclepias cordifloia to make string and rope. Anthropologists discovered a forty-foot deer net that required the Native Americans to use over thirty-five thousand plants to create. Monarch butterflies eat these milkweed plants to become unpalatable to their predators. The alkaloids in the milkweed help them taste terrible. Growing to 3 feet with beautiful heart-shaped leaves that can also turn purple. It grows best in shaded woodlands, rocky slopes, and mixed coniferous forests. Zones 7-10. GerminationSeeds will require warm and cold stratification to break dormancy. Place seeds in a plastic bag mixed with your seed mix inside your refrigerator for four weeks. Sow seeds an eighth of an inch deep. Cover seeds and water thoroughly. Place the seed tray in part shade. Germination can take 7 to 60 days.
Price: 20.79 USD
Location: San Francisco, California
End Time: 2024-01-12T20:28:17.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Common Name: Heartleaf Milkweed
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor & Outdoor
Color: Purple
Soil Type: Peat, Sand, Loam
Brand: Unbranded
Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer
Type: Perennial
Watering: Medium
Life Cycle: Perennial
Genus: Asclepias
Sunlight: Full Sun
Features: Flowering
Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
