Taxon

Asclepias tuberosa

 
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Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Weed
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Common name: Butterfly Weed
Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)
Distribution: North America
Hardiness: 3a
Life form: Perennial plant
Comments: This beautiful milkweed is a native of Oklahoma. It is commonly known as butterfly weed due to its ability to attract butterflies and other pollinators with its brightly-colored flowers and copious amounts of nectar.
Monarch butterflies seek out this plant and other milkweeds as a larval host plant. The orange flowers appear in early summer and last until fall. It might grow like a weed, needing little care or water, but it is well worthy of inclusion in ornamental gardens.
Links: The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: Center Lake • Accession: 2015-1179/1 • Provenance: Garden
  • 2: Childrens Garden • Accession: 2015-1217/1 • Provenance: Garden
  • 3: Color Curve • Accession: 2022-18/1 • Provenance: Garden
  • 4: Meinders • Accession: 2015-1098/1 • Provenance: Garden
  • 5: Meinders • Accession: 2015-1233/1 • Provenance: Garden
  • 6: Prairie • Accession: 2015-922/1 • Provenance: Garden
  • 7: Prairie • Accession: 2017-80 • Provenance: Garden
  • 8: Waterwise Gardens • Accession: 2020-144/1 • Provenance: Garden
  • 9: Waterwise Gardens • Accession: 2020-145/1 • Provenance: Garden
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