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Now Sowing: Native Milkweed
Native gardens are sanctuaries where we enact care for our shared ecosystems. While the long-term decline of monarch and other butterfly populations continues to be of significant concern, what we put into in our gardens makes a difference – and every seed sown is an act of care.
Alongside nectar-rich flowering plants, California native milkweed provides life cycle habitat for monarchs. Sow milkweed seed in the warm months of mid-spring through summer and support monarch butterflies!
Alongside nectar-rich flowering plants, California native milkweed provides life cycle habitat for monarchs. Sow milkweed seed in the warm months of mid-spring through summer and support monarch butterflies!
Theodore Payne Foundation kindly asks for your help
in protecting the delicate balance of our native ecosystems by not sowing seeds in nature preserves, open spaces, wilderness, or post-burn areas. Our seed offerings are intended to be sown in cultivated and garden settings.
Plant of the Month: Lewisia cotyledon
Lewisia cotyledon is native succulent with cultivars named for their radiant flowers: Elise Ruby Red and Elise Golden Yellow Lewisia. Also known as cliff maids, Lewisias are plants that love to grow in cracks and crevices.
These plants bloom from late spring through summer, lighting up cliffs and gardens. Perfect option for rock or container gardens, it thrives in well-drained, sandy soil. They like sunny areas but do best when sheltered from the hot, midday summer sun.
