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Asclepias tuberosaAsclepias tuberosaAsclepias tuberosa

butterflyweed, butterfly milkweed, butterfly flower

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, USFWS RL

Characteristics

Height: 1-3'
Flowers: May-Jul.; orange
Fruit: Aug.-Nov.; ; pod

Conditions *

Light: Full sun Partial shade
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 4.8-6.8
Soil type: Loamy Sandy

Habitat

dry fields, roadsides and shale barrens

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD VA WV DE NY PA

Wildlife

Butterfly Beneficial insect *

Notes

taproot does not transplant well but seedlings do; attractive seed pod


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1354.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004