Goose Plant Seed Packet

"Goose Plant is from South Africa. I first saw this milkweed at the UC Berkley Botanical Garden. It’s striking and often used in flower arrangements with fluffy seed pods as big as tennis balls!" — Bobby Gendron

The Facts:

• Latin name: Asclepias physocarpa (aka: Gomphocarpus physocarpus)
• Quantity of seeds per packet: 20
• Monarch butterfly host plant
• White flowers
• Native to South Africa
• Frost sensitive perennial
• 60" - 72" tall
• Blooms from May until first frost
• Cold hardy in USDA zones 10 - 11
• Summer annual in USDA zones 3 - 9

Growing Instructions: Start Goose Plant seeds outdoors in the spring after the danger of nighttime freezing has past. Pick a location with full sun and prepare soil for good drainage, if needed. Plant seeds 1/8" deep and 36” apart, using 3 seeds per hole. Keep the soil evenly moist until the seeds germinate in 10 - 20 days. Once the seedlings reach 1", thin out so you have individual plants spaced 36” apart. Water regularly allowing the soil to go nearly dry between each watering. Fertilize monthly in the summer with a general purpose fertilizer. To get a head start, seeds can be planted indoors in the late winter. Transplant outdoors after the danger of nighttime freezing has past.