Yellow Butterfly Weed. The plant forms an upright clump of narrow green leaves bearing showy clusters of golden yellow flowers in mid to late summer. 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.
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Hello yellow provides a unique twist on an old favorite. A low growing milkweed the flat topped flowers are beloved by a host of pollinators including hummingbirds honey bees native bees and a diversity of butterflies. Butterfly weed is a must have plant for green thumbs looking to coax its namesake beautiful winged insects into their garden.
On may 26 2007 tabasco from cincinnati anderson twp oh zone 6a wrote.
Hello yellow butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa is a member of the milkweed genus and a worthy addition to a pollinator friendly garden. While they are slow to emerge in the spring mark their spots to keep their spaces. Deadheading the flowers will stimulate another bloom cycle about a month after the first one. Proven winners hello yellow butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa yellow golden yellow plant details information and resources.
