Butterfly weed is frequently grown in gardens for its showy orange flowers which are especially attractive to bees, though also visited by hummingbirds, moths, and butterflies. It is difficult to transplant due to the size of its roots. This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins. It requires full sun.
Grows to 12-24"
Blooms June- September
Asclepias tuberosa
Photos by Derek Ramsey, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=913000, Peter Dzuik of Minnesota Wildflowers
Butterfly weed is frequently grown in gardens for its showy orange flowers which are especially attractive to bees, though also visited by hummingbirds, moths, and butterflies. It is difficult to transplant due to the size of its roots. This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins. It requires full sun.
Grows to 12-24"
Blooms June- September
Asclepias tuberosa
Photos by Derek Ramsey, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=913000, Peter Dzuik of Minnesota Wildflowers
