Butterfly Milkweed, Hello Yellow Butterfly Milkweed

Butterfly Milkweed, Hello Yellow Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'

This upright garden rose bears yellow flowers in summer.

  • Yellow 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 70 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.
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Well-drained, Dry, Average
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
3 – 3
Mature Height (meters)
0.45 – 0.7
Mature Spread (meters)
0.3 – 0.5
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Yellow
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
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Attracts Birds
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Landscape Uses
Border, Rock garden
Growing & Maintenance Tips
A cultivar of the native perennial, growing in a dry to average, well-drained soil and drought tolerant. Slow to emerge in the spring. Mature established plants seed freely.Asclepias tuberosahas 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.

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