{"product_id":"hairy-balls-milkweed-gomphocarpus","title":"Hairy Balls Milkweed (Gomphocarpus)","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}{\"1\":4,\"2\":{\"6\":1}}{\"1\":16}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;AKA Gomphocarpus, Hairy Balls, Swan Milkweed, Balloon Plant. A great conversation starter, this unusual ornamental is grown for its large, papery, balloon-like seed pods that can be used fresh or dried in vase arrangements. The plants are tall and willowy with thin, bamboo-like leaves and small clusters of delicate white flowers with pale-purple centers. While the flowers are pollinated primarily by wasps, the foliage is a good food source for monarch caterpillars. Perennial in zones 8-11; grown as an annual elsewhere. Use caution when harvesting: this plant's milky sap can be irritating to the skin of some sensitive individuals.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eAlso known as Gomphocarpus, Hairy Balls, Swan Milkweed, and Balloon Plant, this unusual ornamental is grown for its large, papery, balloon-like seed pods that can be used fresh or dried in arrangements. The plants are tall and willowy with thin, oleander-like leaves and small clusters of delicate white flowers with pale-purple centers. While the flowers are pollinated primarily by wasps, the foliage is a good food source for monarch caterpillars. Its prodigious spheres are real conversation starters!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}{\"1\":4,\"2\":{\"6\":1}}{\"1\":16}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;AKA Gomphocarpus, Hairy Balls, Swan Milkweed, Balloon Plant. A great conversation starter, this unusual ornamental is grown for its large, papery, balloon-like seed pods that can be used fresh or dried in vase arrangements. The plants are tall and willowy with thin, bamboo-like leaves and small clusters of delicate white flowers with pale-purple centers. While the flowers are pollinated primarily by wasps, the foliage is a good food source for monarch caterpillars. Perennial in zones 8-11; grown as an annual elsewhere. Use caution when harvesting: this plant's milky sap can be irritating to the skin of some sensitive individuals.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eGomphocarpus is a perennial in zones 8-11 but is grown as an annual elsewhere. Use caution when harvesting: this plant's milky sap can be irritating to the skin of some sensitive individuals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"50 Seeds","offer_id":43941528174666,"sku":"gp_hairy_balls_milkweed","price":5.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150 Seeds","offer_id":43941528207434,"sku":"hp_hairy_balls_milkweed","price":9.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1549\/4730\/files\/A3100C3B-9FB1-4E65-B935-8058E6AE0A3D.jpg?v=1785485032","url":"https:\/\/nuviaseed.com\/products\/hairy-balls-milkweed-gomphocarpus","provider":"NuviaSeed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}