Name: Butterfly Milkweed
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 1740-PL50
Price: 11.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Asclepias tuberosa

This upright garden rose bears orange flowers in summer.

Orange flowers bloom in summer, repeating reliably through the growing season.
Disease resistance reduces the need for regular fungicide applications compared to traditional garden roses.
Upright habit, reaching 60 cm at maturity; minimal pruning needed, remove dead canes in spring and deadhead as desired.
Best in full sun with average, dry, well-drained soil.

Size

1 litre

50 plugs per tray

$5.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil Moisture

Well-drained, Dry, Average

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

0.3 – 0.6

Mature Spread (meters)

0.3 – 0.5

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Orange

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Summer

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Landscape Uses

Border, Rock garden

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Asclepias grows in a dry to average, well-drained soil and is drought tolerant. Slow to emerge in the spring. Mature plants seed freely.Asclepiastuberosahas a deep tap root and does not like to be disturbed, once established. The tuberous root can rot in poorly-drained soils. Susceptible to leaf rust.

Notes

Also referred to as Butterfly Weed, Chiggerflower, Common Butterfly-weed, Indian Paintbrush, Milkweed, Pleurisy Root. Native to Ontario The root was widely used by Aboriginals and pioneers alike, to treat bronchial and pulmonary disorders.