Milkweed Butterfly Weed. Asclepias tuberosa the butterfly weed is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern north america. Butterfly weed is a member of the milkweed family asclepiadaceae.
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. This is perhaps the showiest of the milkweeds asclepias spp because of the long lasting and colorful flowers because butterfly milkweed asclepias tuberosa is the only milkweed in illinois that has. Butterfly weed is a member of the milkweed family asclepiadaceae.
Part sun to full sun soil.
Butterfly weed is a must have plant for green thumbs looking to coax its namesake beautiful winged insects into their garden. Butterfly weed plants spread by way of seeds which are released from large pods in early. Part sun to full sun soil. This is perhaps the showiest of the milkweeds asclepias spp because of the long lasting and colorful flowers because butterfly milkweed asclepias tuberosa is the only milkweed in illinois that has.