Are the leaves that tiny or has it been stripped? Nice pic.

I think it has been stripped . The leaves are like THIS .

Here is a great MILKWEEDS OF TEXAS LIST I found while researching.

I would love some zizotes milkweed seeds if you want to trade some. I would love to do a trade! I have all kinds of rare milkweed seeds to trade for the zizotes seeds. I have been trying to find these seeds.

I am sorry, I planted all of them in my front field, this morning..

There us a whole bunch of them germinating around the old plant. I can go look and see if there are any lying on the ground around the plant.

That's ok. Do these seeds need stratification?

Don't know. They grow by themselves, Some of the Texas milkweeds don't but I give it to them anyway by planting them in January or February.

Thanks. Can I see a picture of them germinating on the ground let me know if you find any. Thanks for looking.

I just went over there and got some seed off That I had missed. Why don't you PM your address. I saw a bunch germinating on the ground but They might nit have made it through this last dry spot. I have some small plants . I tossed on some simulated rain . I will see if that tickles the seed bank.

thank you for the seeds! Just sent you a message with my address. Would you like any of my milkweed seeds? I have sandhill milkweed, Indian milkweed tropical milkweed, common milkweed,ice ballet milkweed, swamp milkweed, green antalope horns, western sand milkweed, prairie milkweed,butterfly weed,poke milkweed whorled milkweed,and showy milkweed.

Here are some photos of the small plants. I swear there was a passel of babies that looked like they had just germinated a couple of days ago. I did not see but one small one they morning. These babies have been growing for a while .

Here is a wee baby Zizotes

At the beginning of the summer , there were two plants . Now there are 6.

Cool! Can't wait to grow them! Do they grow in sandy soil or loamy soil, or clay soil? Do they like heat and drought or do they like rain and no drought.

Is your Green Antelope horn milkweed A. veridis? I am not interested in A. asperula (Antelopehorn milkweed). I have many many of them endemic to my land.. I am interested in the green one. I will PM you with my address.

On my land which is dry calcarious highlands with a great variation of soil. Where they are growing is on VERY VERY shallow caliche based soil made from oak and cedar duff over dense caliche. They are growing in intense all day sun but on the edge of an oak/cedar mote.I planted the seed in some better soil to see if they like it. We get 35" of rain on average but that is usually low 20's with a bumper year around 50 to average it up. They germinate during a good rain. I think they need a wet year to get started and then they can withstand drought for a while. We just had 8" of rain with harvey and then not a drop all September and temps in the 90's. The mother plant has lived through 4 months of not a drop so she is a surviver.

There is a good description of Zizotes in the Milkweed site that I listed above.

Yes it is asclepias viridis also known as spider milkweed. How many seeds did you send of the zizotes? I will send you as many seeds as you sent me.

Great on the A. viridis. I did not count the seeds. I put a wad in the envelope with the silk. I am in too much of a rush job wise to separate. I am working on five projects with approaching deadlines. If you want to count , wait till the envelope gets to you.

I don't have a lot of these seeds so I will send 15 seeds today. When the zizotes seeds come I will count them if there is more than 15 seeds I will send more viridis seeds.

There is more than fifteen. and yes, that is the one that I am looking for.

I will send about 30 seeds then.

OK, I opened my envelope and counted quickly about 53 seeds. Off to the post office

Is it ok if I give you 30 viridis seeds and some other species? I don't have enough viridis seeds:()

That is OK. I am not about even steven. I usually give a passel and get what I get.. I am not normally a seed counter.

Ok, thanks. I will send the viridis seeds today or tomorrow.

The seeds arrived today, they look healthy. Super excited to plant these. Hope your seeds grow well.

The seeds ARE fresh , that is for sure.