Butterfly-Weed

Common Name: 
Butterfly-Weed
Scientific Name Genus: 
Asclepias
Family Name: 
Asclepiadaceae
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
Perennial
Growth Habit
Erect stems, bushy clump to 3'
Butterfly-Weed
Butterfly-Weed
Butterfly-Weed Seed Pod
Butterfly-Weed
Leaves
alternate, simple, narrowly lanceolate to oblanceolate, to 4 inches long.
Butterfly-Weed Leaves
Flowers
1/4 inches across, in many-flowered, clusters; bright red, orange or yellow.
Butterfly-Weed Flowers
Bloom Time
Summer
Propagation Method
seed, cuttings, division is tough because of taproot.
Landscape Uses
mg; naturalizing (i.e., meadow gardens).