Common name: Butterfly Weed Latin name: Asclepias tuberosa Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Asclepias A perennial species of Milkweed that blooms from June to September. Produces a lot of nectar so is a very attractive plant to butterflies, hence its common name. Native to North America. Adverse to transplanting. Sunlight requirements: Full sun / some light shade Watering requirements: Drought tolerant Humidity: Tolerant to high humidity Soil: Well drained dry, sand or gravel soil Propagation: Seed, tuber / rhizome division Other common names: Pleurisy Root, Yellow or Orange milkweed. [flickr]Asclepias,tuberosa,butterfly[/flickr]
Mmmmmm I must get in touch with the SWT and see if they have seeds available. It certainly looks like a plant that my garden would benifit from having.
The butterflies would thank you Eils Thanks to Pondlady for bringing attention to the plant here. If you have any requests for mini plant profiles be sure to let me know. They will help out a lot of people
Hmmm, that's very pretty and I would like to invite more butterflies to my yard. Does this grow to be very large? (That info would be nice to include in a mini profile too.) Thank you -- I like that format, the mini profile with the pictures right there.
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This has inspired me to start some of my Asclepias seeds inside because the ones I put outside are not germinating.
