When to Plant Milkweed?

Fall Planting - Fall is the best time for planting milkweed seeds. The seeds won't germinate until spring because they require natural freezing and thawing to soften the seed coat so that the embryo plant can grow. This process stops seedlings from emerging in the fall and being killed by winter cold.

When should I plant milkweed?

You want to start your seeds as early as possible, probably March, or April at the latest. Get some seed starting mix, moisten it, and think reuse: old egg cartons, various plastic containers that you bought food in, pretty much anything goes! If it doesn't already have holes in the bottom, make one or two.

Does milkweed come back every year?

It's always best to plant milkweeds that are native to your area. ... These native milkweed are perennials, meaning they come back year after year. Their aerial parts (flower, leaves, stem) die back but their rootstock remains alive throughout the winter.