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Pot Size: 2 quart
Butterfly weed is a tuberous-rooted, native, herbaceous perennial in the Apocynaceae, (dogbane) family. The species name, tuberosa, refers to the root. The plant is upright with showy yellow-orange flower clusters topping its upright stems. It typically grows in clumps 1 - 3 feet tall, and is found in dry, rocky open woods, glades, prairies, fields, and roadsides. The plant is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. It is drought tolerant, moderately salt tolerant, and does well in poor, dry soils. Also a food source for larvae of Monarch (Danaus plexippus)butterfly the as well as the Milkweed Tussock moth (Euchaetes Egle).
Light Exposure: Full Sun Mature Height: 1 – 2 ft.
Soil Moisture: Dry to Medium Mature Width: 1 – 1.5 ft.
For more information visit NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
👉🛒 To purchase click here, on picture to the left, or the name of the flower above then click “Add to Cart”
Photo Credit: Whole Plant | Mary Keim | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Pot Size: 2 quart
Butterfly weed is a tuberous-rooted, native, herbaceous perennial in the Apocynaceae, (dogbane) family. The species name, tuberosa, refers to the root. The plant is upright with showy yellow-orange flower clusters topping its upright stems. It typically grows in clumps 1 - 3 feet tall, and is found in dry, rocky open woods, glades, prairies, fields, and roadsides. The plant is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. It is drought tolerant, moderately salt tolerant, and does well in poor, dry soils. Also a food source for larvae of Monarch (Danaus plexippus)butterfly the as well as the Milkweed Tussock moth (Euchaetes Egle).
Light Exposure: Full Sun Mature Height: 1 – 2 ft.
Soil Moisture: Dry to Medium Mature Width: 1 – 1.5 ft.
For more information visit NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
👉🛒 To purchase click here, on picture to the left, or the name of the flower above then click “Add to Cart”
Photo Credit: Whole Plant | Mary Keim | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0