Category: Perennial
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE
Genus: Asclepias
species: tuberosa
Origin:
Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Foliage: Alternate and lanceolate or oblong. Sessile or very short petioles. Color may be green or gray-blue
Flowers: Umbels that are usually orange but some varieties are pink or yellow
Culture: Full sun, dry soil
Pests and problems: Slower to emerge in the spring than many herbaceous ornamental perennials
Growth habit, uses: Short mound that looks nice in perennial borders, or used for cut flowers or dried flowers. Attracts butterflies and is an important source for Monarch butterfly larvae. Sap is acrid and poisonous, and the butterfly larvae that feed on them are toxic to predators such as birds.
Related species and cultivars: ‘Gay butterflies’ is a selection that was bred for red and yellow, however, most of the flowers are orange. A. incarnata, Swamp milkweed, is 3 feet tall with 3- to 6-inch leaves and white, creamy yellow or mauve flowers; great for back of a sunny border or near a pond.
Note: A few species have become weedy in warmer regions.
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics: Recommended Dry Soil Tolerant Native Rain Garden

Availability:		Good Availabilty
Deer Resistance:		Good Resistance	See plants that are deer resistant.
Full Sun Tolerance:		Performs Well	See other plants that like full sun.

This plant is on the recommended list of: Melissa Benoit Ron Rothhaas Deer Resistant Attracts Butterflies Scott Beuerline Kris Barton Alternatives to Invasive Plants Alternatives to Invasive Plants
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