Butterfly Weed Leaves. Alternately arranged on the stem butterfly weed leaves are lanceolate linear or oblong with smooth edges and pointed tips. The blooms appear atop fuzzy green stems which are adorned by attractive lance shaped leaves.
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. Starting by seed outdoors. The blooms appear atop fuzzy green stems which are adorned by attractive lance shaped leaves.
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.
Alternately arranged on the stem butterfly weed leaves are lanceolate linear or oblong with smooth edges and pointed tips. They grow alternately along a hairy stem. Three years after planting butterfly weed begins to produce bright orange flower clusters of small five petaled star shaped flowers. At any single point in time during the summer the plant may have fresh blossoms dying flowers and if all goes well the beginning of a seed pod.