Butterfly Weed Vs Milkweed. Up to 3 feet blooms. Poor coarse soils of dry fields rock outcrops and other steep slopes throughout the state.
Part sun to full sun soil. Last year i had a small patch 3 plants of butterfly weed and these attracted many. The swamp milkweed asclepias incarnata also performs well but the butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa was a little trickier to grow.
Although they have similar common names butterfly bush buddleja spp and butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa are two different plants.
I am curious what you all think about the attraction of butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa vs. Difference between a butterfly bush a butterfly weed. Asclepias tuberosa the butterfly weed is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern north america. Common milkweed and butterfly weed are two species of milkweed that have much in common.