tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028223139342330764.post2366077875427296864..comments2024-02-16T05:17:29.657-05:00Comments on Franklin County (PA) Gardeners: Uncommonly Beautiful MilkweedRay E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00175898252364106472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028223139342330764.post-57977039731706858032010-09-01T12:00:51.996-04:002010-09-01T12:00:51.996-04:00Let it go to seed - wait 'til you see the pods...Let it go to seed - wait 'til you see the pods stuffed with silky down!<br />My summer after 5th grade I grew a small plantation of milkweed in the conviction that its milky sap would yield rubber if I heated it with sulfur. I even started collecting it in tesst tubes from my chemistry set - but them we moved, and I never went any further. A few years ago I discovered that milkweed sap does contain a small amount of rubber!<br /><br />GaryUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185753519596817854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028223139342330764.post-66742302269727455062010-08-30T11:25:55.823-04:002010-08-30T11:25:55.823-04:00The other thing about this 'weed' that sur...The other thing about this 'weed' that surprised me was the heady aroma of the scent from the flower. The seed pods also make attractive dried flower arrangements, and chasing after the wind-blown seed fluff while walking back from school in the Fall, has fond childhood memories for me, although these days I'm more apt to watch the dog bounce after it.<br /><br />Here's the USDA list of <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASCLE" rel="nofollow">Asclepias species</a>.Ray E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00175898252364106472noreply@blogger.com