ASCLEPIAS / MILKWEED – Butterfly Weed

Common Name:

ASCLEPIAS / MILKWEED
- Butterfly Weed

Type:

PERENNIAL

Zone 3-9

Height:

20-24"

Spread:

20-24"

Bloom:

June-August

Sun Needs:

Full Sun

Description:

Tangerine orange blooms (occasionally red or yellow), deadheading the flowers will stimulate another bloom cycle about a month after the first.

Patent information:

Keywords:

Cut Flower, Dried Flower, Fragrant Flowers, Showy Flowers, Deciduous, Thornless, Attractive to Butterflies, Attractive to Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Border, Butterfly Garden, Container, Cottage Garden, Eclectic Garden, Erosion Control, Formal Garden, Low Maintenance, Mass, Pond, Prairie Garden, Rain Garden, Rock Garden, Woodland Garden, Xeriscaping, Perennial, Well-Drained Soil, Drought Tolerant, Moist Soil, Normal Soil, Poor Soil, Rocky Soil, Shallow Soil, Native to North America; p1203