Asclepias Red Butterfly Weed. It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar it is also a larval food plant of the queen and monarch butterflies as well as the dogbane tiger moth milkweed tussock moth and. Butterfly weed plants asclepias tuberosa are trouble free north american natives that produce umbels of bright orange yellow or red blooms all summer long butterfly weed is appropriately named as the nectar and pollen rich flowers attract hummingbirds and hordes of butterflies bees and other beneficial insects throughout the blooming season.
Blooming for 4 6 weeks in mid summer this plant is a favorite of bees butterflies and hummingbirds. It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar it is also a larval food plant of the queen and monarch butterflies as well as the dogbane tiger moth milkweed tussock moth and. Adorns sunny gardens with clusters of attractive red buds that open to bright orange flowers throughout summer.
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It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar it is also a larval food plant of the queen and monarch butterflies as well as the dogbane tiger moth milkweed tussock moth and. Adorns sunny gardens with clusters of attractive red buds that open to bright orange flowers throughout summer. Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. Butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa.