Asclepia tuberosa ‘Butterfly weed’<\/p>\n

blooms June to August<\/p>\n

comes in quart and one gallon containers<\/p>\n

Ascelpias tuberosa \u2013 Butterfly Weed<\/strong> \u2013 This tuberous, hairy, mounding forming perennial from Eastern and Southern North America grows to 36\u201d tall and spreads to 12\u201d wide. On thick stems it carries numerous spirally arranged lance shaped to oblong-ovate light to mid green leaves up to 5 \u00bd\u201d long. From midsummer to early autumn it bears axillary and terminal umbel-like cymes up to 2\u201d wide of orange sometimes orange-red or yellow flowers. Flowers are followed by fruit 3 \u00bd-5\u201d long on nodding stalks. They\u2019re adaptable to both moist and very dry soils and need full sun and good drainage<\/p>\n

perennial that attracts butterflies – Cold hardiness varies greatly between species. These easily grown plants that need fertile, well-drained, loamy soil in full sun. Divide in spring.<\/p>\n

Zones 3-9<\/p>\n

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