Asclepias eriocarpa, Woolypod Milkweed Seed Balls

Attract bees, butterflies, and birds to your backyard with Woolypod Milkweed (Asclepias eriocarpa). This milkweed, also known as Monarch Milkweed and Kotolo Milkweed, has unusually fuzzy leaves and pods. It reaches 4 feet tall and has pink and white flowers. Also known as Monarch Milkweed, this Asclepias is an important host plant for the Monarch butterfly in California. An important US native wildflower for pollinator and habitat gardens. In traditional Native American medicine, a salve was used to treat respiratory ailments. Plant outdoors Spring or Fall. Seeds will germinate when conditions are optimal. In good conditions, flowers appear the second year. DETAILED INFORMATION • A perennial • Native to Throughout California • full sun and well-draining • Moderate Water Requirement • Sow Spring or Fall, 12-24 inches apart • Zone 3-9 Woolypod Milkweed is native to the following states: California. ABOUT SEED BALLS Seed balls (seed bombs) are 1/2-inch balls of dried soil and seeds. Ess