Yellow Asclepias Tuberosa. This particular asclepias a perennial in our zone 6a if planted in a well draining and sunny spot in the garden can take three years to bloom from seed planting. Butterfly weed is a must have plant for green thumbs looking to coax its namesake beautiful winged insects into their garden.
Developed from a native north american wildflower this is an important source of food for monarch butterflies. Asclepias tuberosa the butterfly weed is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern north america. Sitting atop upright flowering stems clad with stiff lance shaped leaves the colorful umbels are followed by attractive seed pods in the fall.
Asclepias tuberosa is a prairie plant native to north america from s.
The plant forms an upright clump of narrow green leaves bearing showy clusters of golden yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Easy care drought tolerant and deer resistant asclepias tuberosa hello yellow butterfly weed is a bushy perennial prized for its brilliant clusters of bright golden yellow flowers which bloom continuously from early to late summer. The plant forms an upright clump of narrow green leaves bearing showy clusters of golden yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Dakota southwest to colorado arizona and new mexico and south to florida zones 3 9 found naturally in dry fields and on slopes it does not require rich soil or much moisture.