Can I transplant milkweed?

It is possible, but not always easy or successful. It is best to transplant milkweed when plant shoots are very small. Milkweed has a deep tap root and if you cut off too much the transplant is less likely to succeed. If you find small plants that are likely growing from seeds dispersed the year before, these will be much easier to transplant! If you do try to transplant milkweed, make sure that you get as much of the taproot as possible, and do not take all of the plants from the site you are transplanting from. If you are interesting in transplanting a plant from the wild or somewhere not on your property, seek permission before doing so.