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