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Butterfly Flower Plants For Sale
Asclepias Tuberosa
Herb Growing Tips
Light: Full Sun
Temperature: Herbaceous perennial hardy in Zones 4 to 10
Watering: Drought tolerant
Soil: Well drain soil is best but then again this plant is not picky and will grow is poor soil, too!
Comments: This easy to grow perennial that requires little attention but once planted it's best to keep it there. Due to deep taproots transplanting can be tough once it has established a home!
Herb Description
This attractive variety of Asclepias (also called Pleurisy Root) is a beautiful addition to your garden and also looks great in a pot or container for rooftop and patio gardens. Preferring full sun and dry, loamy soil, the 'tuberosa' attracts many different pollinators and is essential to the Monarch butterfly's survival.
Self seeding and drought resistant, the 'tuberosa' produces stunning orange clusters of blooms and is commonly known as "butterfly milkweed" because of its popularity with butterflies and also goes by the names "pleurisy root."
Though slow growing, this plant has been used by Native Americans for its medicinal benefits as an expectorant and treatment for respiratory infections and coughs, and has also been known to increase milk production in nursing mothers. -
Butterfly Flower Plants For Sale
Asclepias Tuberosa
Herb Growing Tips
Light: Full Sun
Temperature: Herbaceous perennial hardy in Zones 4 to 10
Watering: Drought tolerant
Soil: Well drain soil is best but then again this plant is not picky and will grow is poor soil, too!
Comments: This easy to grow perennial that requires little attention but once planted it's best to keep it there. Due to deep taproots transplanting can be tough once it has established a home!
Herb Description
This attractive variety of Asclepias (also called Pleurisy Root) is a beautiful addition to your garden and also looks great in a pot or container for rooftop and patio gardens. Preferring full sun and dry, loamy soil, the 'tuberosa' attracts many different pollinators and is essential to the Monarch butterfly's survival.
Self seeding and drought resistant, the 'tuberosa' produces stunning orange clusters of blooms and is commonly known as "butterfly milkweed" because of its popularity with butterflies and also goes by the names "pleurisy root."
Though slow growing, this plant has been used by Native Americans for its medicinal benefits as an expectorant and treatment for respiratory infections and coughs, and has also been known to increase milk production in nursing mothers.




Medicinal
Deer Resistant
Aroma
Pollinator
Cut
Butterfly
Drought
Native
Rare