Asclepias Tuberosa Monarch Butterfly. Butterfly weed clay form asclepias tuberosa food plant source butterfly weed clay. Bold colored blooms that monarchs love.
Find out if it s a good idea for your monarch butterfly garden. Plant asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed in meadows or wildflower gardens. Asclepias tuberosa the butterfly weed is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern north america.
This species is more commonly seen in photographs and the internet.
We grow and ship several species of milkweed asclepias curassavica asclepias incarnata and asclepias tuberosa from may thru october. Asclepias syriaca common milkweed asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed asclepias tuberosa butterfly milkweed the scarcity of native milkweed has led some growers to provide and gardeners to plant a curassavica tropical milkweed which dies off each fall in ontario hardy to zone 8. Asclepias tuberosa commonly called butterfly weed is a tuberous rooted missouri native perennial which occurs in dry rocky open woods glades prairies fields and roadsides throughout the state steyermark it typically grows in a clump to 1 3 tall and features clusters umbels of bright orange to yellow orange flowers atop upright to reclining hairy stems. Butterfly garden ideas and gardening tips to attract monarchs swallowtails hummingbirds and other precious pollinators.