Re: asclepias germination

**"* M* P* <m*@dargan.com>**

Thx Doug, I think these are sporatic native germinators anyway....they are
infrequent & find funny edge of forest moist locations,  but boy, are they
stunning. I did stratify for about 3 months, then put them into seed trays.
Fresh seed. Maybe the chipmunk got them!  *Asclepias exaltata*, poke
milkweed.

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On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 6:53 PM, Doug Green <gardeningemail@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm away from my desk and seed references but as I recall most Asclepias
> are 40-70 germinators.  So they require a 90 day period of damp
> stratification at 40F before going to 70F soil temp for germination.  I
> confess I don't remember how long they took to sprout in the 70F phase
> (again, I'm away from my notes)
>
>  In the nursery, most species were irregular germinators in the first year
> at the best of times (again to the best of my memory)  And worse in year 2.
> :-)  I never kept seed past one year.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Doug
>
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