Butterfly Asclepias Tuberosa Milkweed. Butterfly weed is a perennial which means they go dormant each winter and bounce back in the spring. Description last updated on.
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Butterfly weed is a perennial which means they go dormant each winter and bounce back in the spring. Asclepias tuberosa l butterfly weed general description. As a northern native plant it will thrive in rocky sandy soil and can be found in open fields and roadsides.
Because butterfly milkweed asclepias tuberosa is the only milkweed in illinois that has orange flowers it is easy to identify.
This species is also unusual for a milkweed because its leaves are alternate and its foliage lacks a milky latex. This is the orange milkweed you can sometimes find along roadsides and forest clearings. Because of the absence of milky latex it is often referred to as butterfly weed rather than. Description last updated on.
