Transplanting Butterfly Weed. If planting butterfly weed in clay soil dig in 2 to 4 inches of compost to lighten the soil or consider. Butterfly weed is one that germinates well using the winter sowing method and even though mature plants transplanted from a field tend to die seedlings transplant pretty good.
The species that gardeners have problems transplanting are the varieties that do have these tap roots tapped out species include asclepias syriaca common milkweed asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed and most other. If planting butterfly weed in clay soil dig in 2 to 4 inches of compost to lighten the soil or consider. Try some cuttings that should do it.
The plant suitable for growing in usda plant hardiness zones 3 through 9 thrives in bright sunlight and poor dry sandy or gravelly soil with a slightly acidic or neutral ph.
Transplant the butterfly weed into a permanent bed in spring just after the last frost. Milkweed species like a. To winter sow means to start the seeds outside in containers with clear vented lids. Growing butterfly weed requires very little effort.