Butterfly Weed In Containers. Butterfly weed is a must have plant for green thumbs looking to coax its namesake beautiful winged insects into their garden. Set the container in a warm bright place and keep the soil evenly moist.
Look for seedlings in a week or two and look for flowers in another month or so. Flowers rich in nectar are those with clusters of blooms like daisies. Locate your container garden for butterflies in a sunny location that is sheltered from wind.
Examples would be mums yarrow coneflower above and butterfly weed.
Bell shaped flowers are also good. Also known as asclepias tuberosa orange milkweed pleurisy root and yellow milkweed the plant can grow to be anywhere from one to two feet tall and is characterized by glossy green leaves and clusters of bright orange to yellow blooms that are rich with nectar and. For a butterfly container garden choose a location that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight daily and remains less windy. Bell shaped flowers are also good.