Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Asclepias tuberosa
Family: (Apocynaceae)
(P) to 2-½’. Butterfly Flower. East and Southeast US. Numerous, small, starry, luscious orange flowers in flat-topped axillary cymes. We are trying to establish it in an undisturbed part of the Car Park. Like all species of Asclepias, A. tuberosa is one of the larval hosts plants for the Monarch Butterfly. Prefers drier, well-drained soil. Blooms June to August. Sun. 4 & T1
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