Common Name: Butterfly-WeedScientific Name Genus: AsclepiasFamily Name: AsclepiadaceaeIdentification NotesLife CyclePerennial Growth HabitErect stems, bushy clump to 3' Leavesalternate, simple, narrowly lanceolate to oblanceolate, to 4 inches long. Flowers1/4 inches across, in many-flowered, clusters; bright red, orange or yellow. Bloom TimeSummer Propagation Methodseed, cuttings, division is tough because of taproot. Landscape Usesmg; naturalizing (i.e., meadow gardens).