Butterfly Weed For Clay. Butterflyweed for clay can be grown in clay soils where the common strain of asclepias tuberosa struggles. Whether they find themselves planted in clay soil or dry and rocky soil the butterfly weed plants will flourish.
The long lasting and bright orange flowers along with its low mounded profile make this the most popular of milkweeds. Asclepias tuberosa the butterfly weed is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern north america. 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.
Recommended for planting only on upland sites as it will not do well in poorly drained soils.
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. Asclepias tuberosa the butterfly weed is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern north america. The yellow orange to bright orange flower clusters 2 to 5 inches across are at the top of the flowering stem. I ve grown it in nice loamy soil and clay.