The pods that have split open have exposed the seeds and silky fluff. I'll save the seeds to start indoors under lights for new plants in the spring, since this is an annual milkweed in our northern climate.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Milkweed Seeds
If the spent flower is not deadheaded or removed after it has finished blossoming, it will form a seed pod. The photo shows a tropical milkweed plant (asclepias curassavica) in all of its stages of development -- flowers, spent flowers, seed pods and open pod with seeds.
The pods that have split open have exposed the seeds and silky fluff. I'll save the seeds to start indoors under lights for new plants in the spring, since this is an annual milkweed in our northern climate.
The pods that have split open have exposed the seeds and silky fluff. I'll save the seeds to start indoors under lights for new plants in the spring, since this is an annual milkweed in our northern climate.
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