Orange Butterfly Weed Pods. Prior to sowing after the ground has warmed above 60 degrees. How to plant butterfly weed seeds.
P ictured here is the original idea purple liatris spicata spikes paired against orange butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa blossoms in one of our backyard flower beds both attract butterflies both are easy to grow perennials and both have similar tight flower clusters but there s a nice contrast of forms and colors. They grow alternately along a hairy stem. The hairy seed pod grows expands and contains developing seeds for about six weeks.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 10.
They will flower the same year they are started. Butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa is a showy orange flowering native perennial flower. The hairy seed pod grows expands and contains developing seeds for about six weeks. Butterfly weed s leaves are linear with a prominent central vein.