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Name: Butterfly Weed
Type: Asclepias tuberosa
Description:
Butterfly weed is a perennial plant known for its vibrant orange flowers and ecological benefits, making it a popular choice in landscaping. Beyond its visual appeal, this native North American plant offers numerous advantages to any landscape's overall health and beauty.
Butterfly weed is a perennial plant known for its vibrant orange flowers and ecological benefits, making it a popular choice in landscaping. Beyond its visual appeal, this native North American plant offers numerous advantages to any landscape's overall health and beauty.
Location: Orange
Sun Level: Full sun to mostly sunny
Bloom Time: Early Summer to Mid Summer
Height: 12-36 in.
Spread: 12-24 in.
Care:
Typically grown from seeds you sow directly in the garden, butterfly weed does not require much tending to in order to thrive, prospering well in sandy, dry, rocky soil, and even in drought-like conditions.
Pruning: it can be cut back to the ground ahead of the winter season. In late autumn, you'll notice the leaves on the butterfly weed are beginning to yellow and the stems are drying out and turning brown. This is a sign that the plant is entering dormancy for the season. At this point, you can take a clean set of pruning shears and cut the plant to the ground, where it will stay until it reemerges in spring.
Diseases:
In most circumstances, butterfly weed is largely trouble-free, but it can be susceptible to root rot if it is planted in dense soil that gets too much moisture. It can also be susceptible to fungal diseases such as rust and other leaf spots, though these are usually merely cosmetic and not fatal.The plant can be susceptible to aphid damage, which usually is controlled by lady beetles and other predator insects.
MAKE SURE AND CUT SEED PODS OFF BEOFRE THEY OPEN!!
In most circumstances, butterfly weed is largely trouble-free, but it can be susceptible to root rot if it is planted in dense soil that gets too much moisture. It can also be susceptible to fungal diseases such as rust and other leaf spots, though these are usually merely cosmetic and not fatal.The plant can be susceptible to aphid damage, which usually is controlled by lady beetles and other predator insects.