Milkweed- Sandhill Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata)(Florida Native)
Milkweed- Sandhill Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata)(Florida Native)
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Usually ready in 2-4 days
Pickup available, usually ready in 2-4 days
7409 N Highland Ave
Tampa FL 33604-4027
United States
+18138030024
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Milkweed- Sandhill
Asclepias humistrata
Sandhill or Pinewoods Milkweed is a perennial plant native to the southeastern US, from LA down to FL, and up to southern NC. It grows in spreading clusters which ascend 1-1 1/2 ft. Leaves of A. humistrata are large and thick, dull grayish-green with conspicuous pink to lavender veins. The leaf color can darken to almost dark redish purple depending on the age of the plant, stage of emerging and amount of sunlight. The first time I ever saw one, it reminded me of a croton (city folk) Flowers range from whitish to purplish/lavender and are some of the first to emerge in its native range. Sandhill Milkweed likes full sun, but can tolerate some shade. It needs well drained, sandy soil. In the wild you'll usually find it growing next to saw palmetto and native cactus. It is an extremely slow grower with a very large tap root . It is best to buy this one when it is young and get them in its place of establishment as soon as possible .
All milkweeds are host plants to the Monarch Butterfly, as well as the Queen and Soldier Butterfly, but many other Butterflies and insects use it as a nectar source. Sandhill milkweed needs regular watering throughout it's early days, but is extremely drought tolerant once established. Direct sow in the Fall to let the seeds over-winter for a Spring and Summer bloom. If planting seeds in the Spring or Summer, the seeds need 2-4 weeks of cold/wet stratification.
| Days to germ | 10-15 days with Sunlight |
| Days to maturity | 2-5 years |
| Plant time | Seed-June-Jan/Plants yearround |
| Spacing | 12 inches |
| Sun | Full sun to part shade |
| Germ temperature | 55-78 degrees F |
| Optimum soil P.H | 6.0-7.5 |
| Height | 18-24 inches |
| Harvest seed- | June-August |
ALL PLANT ORDERS MUST BE SHIPPED 2 DAYS OR LESS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND.
It is our goal to get your order together as quickly as possible. However, sometimes orders may take over 7 days. Please understand that if you have chosen one of expedited shipping options (ie Next Day Air or 2nd Day Air) this does not affect how long it takes us to prepare your order. This only indicates how long your order will be traveling, once it leaves our facility.
PICKUP ORDERS- pickup orders are usually ready in 1-3 days. If you need it sooner, please feel free to reach out, and we will try and accommodate. For bagged soil pickup orders, please see below.
When your pickup order is ready, we will reach out to you (usually by text), and coordinate a 2 hour pickup appointment window. The time slots available are M-F between 9am and 5pm. After or before hours, or weekend pickups can be arranged, but must be planned at least 2 days in advance. During your pickup appointment, your order will be placed out front under the brown tent, for you to swing by and pick up. Pickup address is 7409 N Highland Ave Tampa, FL 33604
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If you place your order on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday (OUT OF STATE), chances are it will be going out the following Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Florida orders placed Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, will go out the following week. We do this because by those days, we already have plants pulled and staged, and our week scheduled out. We do not ship later in the week, to avoid live plants shipping over the weekends at all costs.
SEED ORDERS- we bag and prepare our seed packets on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Orders with JUST seeds on them, go out on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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BAGGED SOIL- we fill our bagged soil orders every Wednesday. If your order comes in after 4pm on Tuesday, it will be filled the following Wednesday. We will reach out to you after your order comes in, to arrange your pickup.
