Butterfly Weed For Sale Near Me. This native plant prefers a sunny dry habitat that is well drained. Adorns sunny gardens with clusters of attractive red buds that open to bright orange flowers throughout summer.
This hardy free flowering and well behaved plant needs little attention. Butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa. 2017 perennial plant of the year.
Long lasting bright orange flowers and a low mounded profile make butterflyweed asclepias tuberosa one of the most popular milkweeds.
Dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots without bending them. It will also attracts humming birds and makes for a great cut flower. Asclepias tuberosa otherwise known as the butterfly weed is a dramatic and vibrant variety of milkweed guaranteed to attract interest to the summer garden not to mention bees and butterflies. 18 36 inches spacing.