Asclepias Tuberosa For Sale. Long lasting bright orange flowers and a low mounded profile make butterflyweed asclepias tuberosa one of the most popular milkweeds. This special selection of the wildflower orange butterfly weed is unique in its ability to grow in heavier soils including clay.
Perennial plant association plant of the year 2017. Long lasting bright orange flowers and a low mounded profile make butterflyweed asclepias tuberosa one of the most popular milkweeds. Preferring full sun and dry loamy soil the tuberosa attracts many different pollinators and is essential to the monarch butterfly s survival.
True to its name butterflyweed attracts legions of butterflies and is an important host plant for monarchs grey hairstreaks and queen butterflies.
Bright orange bead like flowers. Long lasting bright orange flowers and a low mounded profile make butterflyweed asclepias tuberosa one of the most popular milkweeds. Asclepias tuberosa plants asclepias tuberosa this attractive variety of asclepias also called pleurisy root is a beautiful addition to your garden and also looks great in a pot or container for rooftop and patio gardens. Deciduous spirally arranged lance shaped mid green leaves 10 14cm 4 5 in longorange.