Butterfly Yellow Milkweed. Common milkweed asclepias syriaca is a native herbaceous perennial whose main virtue is its appeal to butterflies especially the monarch which deposits its eggs on the milkweed when the caterpillars hatch they feed on the leaves of milkweed. At 16 24 tall it fits nicely with echinacea lavender and penstemon.
We love the brilliant orange butterfly weed a classic native flower but this golden yellow form is just well the icing on the cake. Common milkweed asclepias syriaca is a native herbaceous perennial whose main virtue is its appeal to butterflies especially the monarch which deposits its eggs on the milkweed when the caterpillars hatch they feed on the leaves of milkweed. 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.
The monarch s top 4 favorite milkweed species are bolded in the list below.
Hello yellow butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa is a member of the milkweed genus and a worthy addition to a pollinator friendly garden. Native to michigan and widely distributed throughout the united states butterfly weed is a vigorous milkweed variety that produces clusters of flowers that bloom from early summer until frost. Common milkweed plants grow to about 2 to 4 feet in height with a thin vertical growth habit. I planted a butterfly and pollinator garden a couple of months ago.