The seeds I harvested from three Butterfly Milkweed plants (Asclepias tuberosa).
They will get put in a zip-lock bag and then the kitchen freezer for “vernalization.”
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@thewatersphotos In the freezer until planting. I have taken them out of the freezer, have put some in a container of rainwater to encourage them to sprout and will be planting some in a bed where I ripped out an ugly shrub last weekend. The work never ends!
@thewatersphotos A few weeks ago, I planted a few dozen in a square where I ripped out an ugly shrub. I have little "baby milkweeds" coming up now. I'm embarrassingly excited!