Asclepias tuberosa
(butterfly milkweed)
(butterfly milkweed)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Height: 24 – 36 inches
Spread: 18 inches
Location: Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
will not tolerate wet soils; excellent habitat plant with deep taproot and hardy once established; tends to emerge late in spring; susceptible to aphids; wonderful attractant for pollinators
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium or Dry
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
mounding upright to rounded, deep-rooted
Foliage
fine texture
Flowers
orange, flat-topped clusters followed by boat-shaped pods; June-August