asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed) native

$13.95
  • round clusters of orange flowers
  • attractive seed heads appear when flowers finish
  • food source for monarch butterflies
  • bloom time: summer
  • the root was widely used by aboriginals and pioneers alike, to treat bronchial and pulmonary disorders
  • zone 4
  • height 30-60cm
  • spread 30-50cm
  • colour orange
  • asclepias grows 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 
  • native to ontario