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ASCLEPIAS - Butterfly Weed

Common Name: Butterfly Weed

Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa

Type: Perennial

Height: 20-24"

Spread: 20-24"

Bloom: Jun,Jul,Aug

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.

Keywords

Bloom: Cut Flower, Dried Flower, Fragrant Flowers, Showy Flowers, Deciduous, Thornless, Attractive to Bees, 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, Drought Tolerant, Moist Soil, Normal Soil, Poor Soil, Rocky Soil, Shallow Soil, Native to North America; p1203