Detailed Information About Butterfly Milkweed

Name

Family: 

Asclepiadaceae

Scientific: 

Asclepias tuberosa

Plant Type: 

herbaceous

Plant Characteristics

Height: 

1-3

Width: 

1-1.5

Bloom Time: 

July-Aug.

Bloom Colour: 

orange

yellow

Native/Non-native: 

native

Life Cycle: 

perennial

Habitat Characteristic

Purpose/Use: 

open areas

Soil Moisture: 

dry

moist

Light Preference: 

sun

Planting instructions: 

root cuttings, seeds

Other: 

nectar