Milkweed is famed for being an important plant for the Monarch butterfly, and it may surprise you to know that late fall is an ideal time to start perennial varieties by sowing outdoors. It does work and is a quick and easy job to attract pollinators to your garden for years to come.
As the temperatures drop and the first light frosts arrive, it might not sound like the ideal time to start growing milkweed. However, there is method in this perceived madness. As sowing in the fall mimics nature and removes one hurdle you need to overcome when planting milkweed seeds in the spring.
