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Like the native species hello yellow blooms for three solid months but in intense golden yellow. From early to midsummer butterfly weed produces very showy clusters of bright yellow orange flowers that appear atop stems lined with green strap like leaves. Hello yellow butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa is a member of the milkweed genus and a worthy addition to a pollinator friendly garden.
Asclepias tuberosa hello yellow common name.
Leaves and flowers both attract monarch and queen butterflies. 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. Sitting atop upright flowering stems clad with stiff lance shaped leaves the colorful umbels are followed by attractive seed pods in the fall. At 16 24 tall it fits nicely with echinacea lavender and penstemon.