I've had a hard time finding any but did come across some at a dove shoot this year and got 3 pods. Have y'all ever grown any? I'd like to have a supply there in the backyard.
Sounds like great habitat...and thats part of the problem...today most fields are kept clean all the way to the edge of a closed canopy forest...but more landowners are learning that the edge and corners of a field generally don't produce crops as well due to there being less sunlight and theres more competition from trees for moisture and nutrients....so edge feather and ecotone zones are becoming more popular for the wildlife and pollenator habitat manager...great oppurtunity for land managers to let edges and corners grow up for a year or two...bush hog or burn every couple years...and even run a disk around edge to open up the seed bank. Very cost effective way to improve wildlife habitat.Around here anytime a field is allowed to grow up for a year or two, there's milkweed mixed in with the briars, etc.
That is interesting that multiple people have stated that it is generally found in low lying areas. I have it on hill sides far from the creek bottom. I am starting to think i may have misidentified what it is.It's been over 50 years since I talked about Milkweed. If I remember right it's easier to grow where there are wet places. In our 100-acre CRP field, we only find it in the low places and next to the creek that runs though the middle of the field.
I've seen it occasionally on drier upland sites. As a matter of fact, I saw some last week up on bear hollow WMA on the side of the road up on top of the mountain. The pods had already burst open and had lost most of its floaters.That is interesting that multiple people have stated that it is generally found in low lying areas. I have it on hill sides far from the creek bottom. I am starting to think i may have misidentified what it is.
Just for wind checker.But why?
Yes. I planted some just by picking the pods like you did.
Scratched the top of the soil and lightly covered. In the fall. They need the cold weather to sprout in the spring. Spread the seeds in 5 or six different places and now I have 3 different groups of common milkweed. High and dry at my place.
They can spread by rhizomes as well. So plant them where they can spread or inside a enclosed bed.
They are poisonous to pets and other animals, so be cautious of where you plant them.
LOTS of different types of milkweed, including swamp milkweed.
Edited to add that the blooms smell amazingly good!!! Like lilac.
I keep them on me while hunting at all times (in an old plastic film canister). They will float on even the lightest thermal.I keep milkweed pods on me every time I'm in the woods. Nothing shows airflow better, IMO.
I keep them on me while hunting at all times (in an old plastic film canister). They will float on even the lightest thermal.