- Milkweed seed packet
I kept miss sing the Rolling Stones as I drove home with my milkweed seed packet. After much searching for milkweed starts the local everything nursery (Berkeley Horticulture) had the seeds and even gave me planting instruction. “Oh they’re beautiful plants,” the nurseryman said, “just plant them behind the vegetables, because Asclepias tends to attract aphids.”
I had wanted to plant milkweed in my garden ever since last fall, when I went to the Butterfly sanctuary in Santa Cruz. The hill I live on the foot of is a stop over for Monarchs, so I hope to invite these visitors to my garden. While looking for milkweed I, of course, went to Wikipedia to find out more about it. I knew that Asclepius was the ancient Greek God of medicine and healing but I didn’t know this plant called a weed, Asclepias, is considered a powerful healing herb. ” Carl Linnaeus named the genus after Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, because of the many folk-medicinal uses for the milkweed plants.” Yesterday during the new moon (the time to plant) I not only planted Asclepias seeds I planted the intention for healing for me and the rest of us while I sang “sometime you can get what you waaaant! and need!”
OH, didn’t the Rolling Stones look sooo young in 1969!
Light Words 
Reblogged this on Carolisle and commented:
Not all of you get Light Words so I’m passing this on to show you what I did on the New Moon. Many Blessings
Carol
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That’s lovely, Carol. I always appreciate your contributions. Blessings back!
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Maria so good to hear from you. Are you still writing and reading?
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Butterfly milkweed grew wild in the Midwest, where I hail from originally. Haven’t seen it out here in California, but you’re farther north than I am. It’s gorgeous. Oh, and I looked a lot younger in 1969, too!
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Yes I looked younger then ,too. I know milkweed grows in the SF Bay Area now if I can just get it started???
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There are apparently 100 species in this genus and they are found all over the world. Beyond the fact that the Monarch Butterflies feed on them they are apparently good for treating sunspots.
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Now that is in and interesting fact…when I get sunspots I’ll certainly put milkweed on them…when haha! Do I use the milk or the leaves? thanks
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I’ve heard of a butterfly bush…so …milkweed is the same thing…learning…I’d like to grow some too…
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They are very different. Milkweed may grow wild where you live. This seed packet is misleading. I bet your winters are probably to cold for butterfly bush. They are a big form of sage I think.
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We do have a type of butterfly bush…but, I don’t know how hardy it is…Milkweed is something I recall as growing wild…
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Buddleja is the scientific for butterfly bush name according to Wikipedia. It attracts butterflies and me. I have had them in the yard from time to time…Good luck attracting butterflies 🙂
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thanks Carol…I did have one a long time ago…but, didn’t withstand the area it was in…I’m willing to try again!
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