Butterfly Weed is one of the common names for Asclepias tuberosa.
This milkweed grows thin hairy leaves. Although rough to the touch, Monarch butterflies host on this milkweed.
Height: to 36″
Zones 4a – 10
Bloom color: orange and yellow
Full sun
Propagation: seed, division
Drought tolerant
US native
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