Asclepias Tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed. Asclepias tuberosa l butterfly weed general description. It grows in sandy or loamy soil in prairies roadsides and open woodlands.
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I received a packet april 21 2016 of pink butterfly milkweed asclepias tuberosa seed at the district meeting of the montana federation of garden clubs. More sprouted with the stratified method. Butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa.
It produces showy bright orange flowers in mid summer followed by the distinctive milkweed seedpods.
This is the orange milkweed you can sometimes find along roadsides and forest clearings. I put some seeds in water. Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed facts and general description. This species is also unusual for a milkweed because its leaves are alternate and its foliage lacks a milky latex.
