asclepias tuberosa 'hello yellow' (butterfly milkweed)
$16.95
- yellow flowers attractive seed heads appear when flowers finish
- cultivar of the native asclepias tuberosa
- food source for monarch butterflies
- bloom time: june to august
- zone 3
- height 45-70cm
- spread 30-50cm
- colour yellow
- a cultivar of the native perennial, growing in a dry to average, well-drained soil and is drought tolerant
- slow to emerge in the spring
- mature established plants seed freely
- asclepias tuberosa has a deep tap root and does not like to be disturbed once established
- the tuberous root can rot in poorly drained soils
- susceptible to leaf rust
- full sun
- attracts butterflies
- deer resistant
- drought tolerant, once established
- rock garden