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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) |
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Purchased from Michigan Bulb Company March 2015. Was supposed to be A. tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' (but isn't). It has cream-colored flowers and blooms much earlier than our pink-colored ones. | |
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Oval Leaved Milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) |
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commercial seeds from janinilulu Dec-18 | December 24, 2018: Seeds sown (WS 12 commercial seeds (all) from janinilulu in milk jug) April 28, 2019: Seeds germinated (4 (cutworms got them later)) |
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Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) |
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February 15, 2016: Seeds sown (WS ~20 (all) seeds from duane123's 2014G in milk jug; these germinated, were planted out and came back in 2017 but not in 2018) February 2, 2019: Seeds sown (WS last of seeds from Mlle.butterfly's 2013G; didn't get germination on these previously (2014 & 2015); brought back inside 5-19-19) December 20, 2019: Seeds sown (WS 16 seeds from Prairie Moon C(30) in milk jug (put outside 12-26-19). Back inside on 1-26-20.) February 4, 2020: Seeds germinated (4 - move the container to a heat mat, under LED lights) June 2, 2020: Transplanted (3 by garlic in back where stone path curves around wood shed) July 7, 2020: Transplanted (5 with Allium atropupureum and Dutch Iris near corner of garage) |
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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) |
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seeds from kytnbabe's 2017G (labeled "Common Milkweed") | January 20, 2019: Seeds sown (WS 16 seeds from kytnbabe's 2017G in milk jug (gave the seedlings to Joyce)) |
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Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) |
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Think the original plants came from seeds from Beauty Beyond Belief. | January 31, 2021: Seeds sown (WS 16 seeds from Dave Peterson's 2020G in milk jug) March 26, 2022: Seeds sown (On 3-26-2022, WS 16 seeds from SSE (membership renewal gift) in milk jug) May 20, 2022: Seeds germinated (On 5-20-2022, lots up (11 or so)) May 29, 2022: Potted up (11+1 on 5-29-2022) July 12, 2022: Transplanted (5 in front, between Bali Cherry and Salvia dumetorum) |
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Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) |
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January 20, 2018: Seeds sown (WS 12 seeds (all) from Arcadiaseeker (no luck with these)) December 23, 2018: Seeds sown (WS 16 seeds from ishareflower's commercial seed swap) June 29, 2019: Seeds germinated (observed 9 were way up) June 29, 2019: Seeds germinated (7 way up on 6-29-2019) July 23, 2019: Potted up (7 on 7-23-2019) June 7, 2020: Transplanted (3 behind iron pot) |
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Spider Milkweed (Asclepias viridis) |
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I think the space I gave them was too dry. | February 18, 2017: Seeds sown (coffee filter in baggie in fridge for 30 days; 16 seeds from luvsgrtdanes; milk jug on 3-22-17, 3 radicals showing, 1 seed rotted) June 4, 2017: Potted up (10) |
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Asparagus officinalis 'Purple Sweet' |
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Original seeds from Pinetree. | February 9, 2019: Seeds sown (25 seeds from 2018G, soak 24 hours & sow in milk jug @ warm room temp.) February 22, 2019: Seeds germinated (~10; moved to basement heat mat under lights to protect from the cats) April 26, 2019: Potted up (25) |
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Blue Woodruff (Asperula orientalis) |
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Asphodeline taurica |
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seeds from NARGS (donations from B. Waters of Ann Arbor, MI & E. Hornig of Shrewsbury, MA) Apr-21 | April 18, 2021: Seeds sown (16 seeds from NARGS (donations from B. Waters of Ann Arbor, MI & E. Hornig of Shrewsbury, MA) Apr-21 in milk jug @ room temp. Ontario Rock Garden Society says seeds will germinate within 3 months at 68 degrees F; Jelitto recommends: "If germination does not occur after 3–4 weeks a cooling period of 2–4 weeks is recommended.") May 2, 2021: Seeds germinated (10 showing as hairpins) June 2, 2021: Potted up (11, very long, shoelace root on each seedling) July 24, 2021: Transplanted (On 7-24-2021, planted 1 in old herb bed; 1 along back stone path near 'Bowl of Beauty' peony; 3 in front near Eryngium Ex. 'Big Blue' (near plum trees); 1 within Campanula glomerata fence on 8-1-2021; 3 next to garage, between 'Orange Electric' and 'Pearl Loraine' Asiatic Lilies on 8-14-2021; 1 in mini crevice garden by front door on 8-21-2021. On 9-24-2021, 1 east of Pelargonium endlicherianum in front NW garden area.) |
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Asters (Aster) |
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Seeds from molanic. Could be Symphyotrichum drummondii, S. cordifolium or S. sagittifolium. | February 18, 2017: Seeds sown (coffee filter in baggie in fridge for 60 days; bunch of seeds from molanic; jugged 4-15-17) |
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Asters (Aster) |
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From Becky M. | May 31, 2018: Transplanted (On 5-31-2018, planted a division of Becky M.'s aster into the northwest front garden.) June 2, 2018: Transplanted (On 6-2-2018, planted 1 by Allium karataviensis 'Ivory Queen' and 1 by Judith's yellow iris.) June 20, 2018: Transplanted (On 6-20-2018, planted a division by the Blue Oat Grass in the NW front bed.) |
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Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus) |
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mix of purple-blues and white | February 16, 2019: Seeds sown (germination test for Seed Library's back stock: ~13 seeds in milk jug @ room temp) February 25, 2019: Seeds germinated (2) April 13, 2019: Potted up (6) |
| False Aster (Aster iinumae) |
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seeds from lovesblooms (labeled "Kalimeris pinnatifida 2014T") | March 24, 2018: Seeds sown (seeds from lovesblooms (labeled "Kalimeris pinnatifida 2014T") in milk jug @ warm room temp) | |
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Aster (Aster x frikartii Wonder of Stafa) |
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seeds from ishareflowers (marked 2016T) | December 31, 2018: Seeds sown (WS sprinkle of seeds (most/all) from ishareflowers (marked 2016T) in milk jug) |
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Chinese Astilbe (Astilbe rubra) |
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seeds from ishareflowers (from GeoSeed for 2020 - listed as Astilbe chinensis 'Taquetii' F1) | March 20, 2021: Seeds sown (9 groups of 3 seeds each from ishareflowers (from GeoSeed for 2020 - listed as Astilbe chinensis 'Taquetii' F1) in milk jug @ room temp) |
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Canada Milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis) |
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February 18, 2017: Seeds sown (Initially poured boiling water over the seeds as an attempt to scarify. They didn't appear to swell, so filed; milk jug; fridge for 10 days, then room temp; 20 seeds from molanic) February 21, 2017: Seeds germinated (I let them sit on the counter a few days imbibe. Thought to put them in the fridge this morning, but 17 of the 20 seeds were already up!) April 15, 2017: Potted up (12) |
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Groundplum (Astragalus crassicarpus) |
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My ID might be wrong. Seeds collected fall 2019 from the family ranch in Wheatland, Golden Valley and Sweet Grass counties. | January 26, 2021: Seeds sown (Filed the seeds (the black ones) lightly and soaked them in warm water until they swelled. 19 2019 seeds, barely covered w/potting mix, in milk jug at room temp) January 31, 2021: Seeds germinated (1 (This one failed. It looked like I damaged it when I chipped it.) Several more emerged later, though. 8 up on 3/13/2021. 2 showing first true leaflets.) May 28, 2021: Potted up (7 (plus 1 that appears to be blind), rest with 3-5 sets of leaflets, small plants (1-2" tall), very long (8-10"), thin roots) June 27, 2021: Transplanted (3 in front of iron pot on 6-26-21; 1 seems to have gone missing so planted another near same spot on 8-1-2021; planted last 3 next to garage in front of 'Pearl Loraine' Asiatic Lilies on 8-15-2021) |
| Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus |
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Purchased as Astragalus whitneyi v. confusus from Alplains. | January 15, 2017: Seeds sown (Milk jug, cool room temp, seeds from Alplains, ~9) January 27, 2017: Seeds germinated November 21, 2020: Seeds sown (16 - poured boiling water over to scarify; overnight soak; sown in milk jug & kept at room temp) December 6, 2020: Seeds germinated (1) May 29, 2021: Transplanted (1 near Pulsatilla rubra at end of back yard rain garden) |
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Greater Masterwort (Astrantia major) |
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February 21, 2016: Seeds sown (~29 seeds from JonnaSudenius; winter sown & held over the summer through next winter (2016-2017) & germinated May 2017) June 10, 2017: Potted up (11) December 22, 2019: Seeds sown (WS sprinkle of seeds and chaff labeled 'Thunder & Lightning' from ishareflowers's 2019 garden (could be Knautia) (put outside 12-26-19)) |
