Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Flower, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed
- Main interest:
- attracts pollinators
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry to moist soil
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- orange
- Fragrance:
- Mildly fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to August
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 2.5 ft (0.75 m) width: 1.5 ft (0.45 m)
- Use:
- borders, butterfly gardens
You won’t be surprised to learn the Butterfly Flower (Asclepias tuberosa) is critical to the monarch butterfly survival, which has plummeted in North America. By planting Butterfly Weed in your own garden you can help these beautiful insects. Prized for its flat-topped clusters of bright orange and yellow flowers it blooms continuously throughout the summer. Unlike other milkweeds there is no milky sap. Use often in dried flower arrangements.
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- Main interest:
- attracts pollinators
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry to moist soil
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- orange
- Fragrance:
- Mildly fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to August
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 2.5 ft (0.75 m) width: 1.5 ft (0.45 m)
- Use:
- borders, butterfly gardens
Synonym(s): Asclepias decumbens
Also known as: Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Root, Orange Milkweed, Chigger Flower, Flux Root, Orange Root