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How to Winterize Milkweed Plants
24.02.2024 - 16:31 / gardenerspath.com / Heather Buckner
How to Care for Milkweed Plants in Winter
I absolutely love milkweed. When the towering stalks pop up each summer, I get to watch my garden turn into a monarch butterfly paradise!
Milkweed is a central feature in my garden, and I want to make sure it has everything it needs to come back in the spring.
Luckily, there isn’t all that much that you need to do – though there are a few tips and tricks that you should follow to ensure the perennial growth of healthy plants with an abundance of blooms.
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If you’re just getting started, you can find complete cultivation instructions in our growing guide.
Read on to learn how to care for Asclepias plants during the winter, so they can return robust as ever the following spring.
Winter CareMilkweed is an herbaceous perennial, and the Asclepias genus includes more than 100 species native to the US and Canada.
These can be identified by their characteristic milky white sap, which can be found within the stems and leaves.
Plants in this genus flower during the summer, set seed in the fall, and die back in winter.
With proper care, they’ll be ready to sprout again the following spring from an underground network of creeping roots. Milkweed also spreads easily from seed.
There are species that have adapted to grow in almost all climates. If you are growing a variety that is native to your climate, winter care requirements will be minimal.
If you live in a cold climate or you are growing a species that isn’t quite hardy to your zone, you can add a few inches of wood chips or straw mulch to help protect the root system over the winter.
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