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Ugh! I planted a full grown plant last autumn. It came back this year, looked healthy & had caterpillars on it. Then the caterpillars dis...Read More
I grow these plants along with my Asclepias incarnata here in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in my native garden. Its grows very well...Read More
One of my all time favorite flowers and I don't usually prefer orange flowers. Just a bright happy ray of sunshine in the garden. If you ...Read More
Stratification isn't really that important in Southern California, specifically in the Los Angeles & Orange Counties. I bought some seed...Read More
Sorry I can't find how to delete a post, but just found out that the plants I have are Asclepias Curassavica, not Asclepias Tuberosa.
I've had lots of luck with butterfly weed, growing in full sun in dry-mesic soil (sandy, drains fast). The plant is very happy and spread...Read More
This plant is a 10 out of 10. I've started Asclepias tuberosa from seed the past few years and have had nothing but success from them. I ...Read More
Fyi I hope everybody plants some kind of milkweed in their garden for the butterflies, but I think some of the reviews here are confusing...Read More
Just got it and love it but HOLY crap..the aphids! (they actually look really cool but I'm afraid they will destroy the plant)
I have grown milkweed from seed and
I just received 3 tubers of milkweed.
How deep should I plant them?
I grew these from seed several years ago. They are very easy to grow from seed. Here in zone 6 they are late to come about in spring, u...Read More
The first time I saw this plant growing was in a protected area in the dunes on the south shore of western Long Island. They were growing...Read More
I have started A tuberosa from seed in the past, but it had died out in my garden several years ago, so this year I decided to try again....Read More
Makes a great cut flower.
Hardly a weed, this is a choice and very beautiful hardy perennial native to eastern and central...Read More
bjrailey: Howdy neighbor! I'm also from Concrete and have the much shorter yellow form of this flower (it also comes in a taller 3 ft. ...Read More
I planted two butterfly weeds (pardon the word weed) last year, one orange and one yellow. I am in zone 7b. I keep hearing be patient, ...Read More
Hi everybody! This is my first post. I need your help. At this time I have 2 of these plants and I just love them. I just need to know if...Read More
I live in Scottsdale, AZ, and although I see no other AZ entries, I can positively state that this plant has come to live in my yard on a...Read More
This is a native to the dry clay of Conejo Valley near Los Angeles, CA.
I just wanted to note that this should do just fi...Read More
I wanted to add a quick note; one user asked about the emergence of asclepias in the spring: Yes, it is VERY slow to emerge! I don't usu...Read More
I am trying to support Monarchs ...
I have plot of asclepias that is now three years old, and I have yet to see a monarch butterf...Read More
Asclepias tuberosa is very important to butterflies. It is the larval food plant of Queen and Monarch butterflies. Hummingbirds and bees ...Read More
love this plant for the color of the flowers and the sturdiness of its structure. It blooms for a long time and needs no special care. It...Read More
A friend gave me two pots with a couple of stalks of milkweed in each. They grew prolifically to a height of about 4.5 feet. But then the...Read More
I work in a garden center and a few years ago a client donated a Mexican Butterfly weed, Asclepias curassavica, from which I have sold pl...Read More
I'm certainly not negative about butterfly milkweed! But it just won't grow in my clay soil. I've planted it (nursery plants) twice and...Read More
Does this plant roots enjoy less moisture or ?
Please let me know....
Barry
This is my third year with this plant from seed. I planted about 30 plants in 2010. In 2011 I got some very small plants and some floweri...Read More
I planted 4 of these last year, without knowing much about the plant. Only 1 came up, it was under a rose bush, & didn't get enough sun. ...Read More
There a number of comments about aphids on the milkweed plants. Milkweed plants are plagued by very yellow aphids at certain times of th...Read More
From a sm. 3" pot planted early this spring in full sun, these lovely flowers have spread to several locations in my gardens. This fall t...Read More
Asclepias tuberosa is also known as Tuberous Milkweed.
The large white tubers of this plant are edible.
3rd season in zone 5b, Salt air and tough exposure and lousy sandy soil and these plants love it. Might not get as tall here as some othe...Read More
Love love love this plant. In my zone 7B (headed for 8 I'm afraid) NC garden, they are in full sun on a small slope. (A. incarnata gets...Read More
Great butterfly plant, with additional autumn interest with the seed pods. Sometimes nursery bought plants haven't survived for me, but ...Read More
Maybe this is not the place to ask . . when this plant returns, rather than seeding, can anyone tell me what the sprout looks like? I thi...Read More
I found this plant growing wild in our local area, and the striking orange-yellow flowers impressed me so much I waited until the seed po...Read More
Monarchs lay their eggs on *milkweeds*, genus Asclepias, not on butterfly weed alone. Butterfly weed is one kind of milkweed.
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If you love Monarch Butterflies then you should know that their populations were estimated to have been cut in HALF in 2010 due to harsh ...Read More
Planted this interesting plant from a seedling in the spring, especially drawn to it for the benefit of butterflies. As of today, two ti...Read More
I hope this doesn't get double posted. I was editing another before this and it disappeared.
I rescued some orange milkweed from t...Read More
I love the plant for it's attraction to Monarchs. When we see a Monarch caterpillar on it, we wait until it grows a bit and then we put i...Read More
I have 4 plants with about 25 seed pods on them. Several of the pods are cracking open now, with some of the seeds already sprouting in ...Read More
A very reliable perennial that has the added appeal of attracting butterflies.
The roots are tubers, and once they have m...Read More
This is my second year with the plant and the first season for blooms. The flowers were very nice, but I (like many others) have aphids a...Read More
In July I planted 3 in a new bed. I just noticed that 2 are infested with Oleander Aphids. Got to get out the Bug Blaster and work on this problem.
Butterfly Weed is one of my favorites and love it, but this year it sure looks like it is dead. Hopefully it will revive, but so far I a...Read More
This plant is very beautiful and is really beneficial to wildlife. It also blooms for a long time. However, I found out that rabbits see...Read More
I noticed a large patch had been mowed by the county when it was still blooming. Now, probably 6 weeks later, the plants are all up and b...Read More
Becoming much more common on the urban roadside compare to 10 years ago. Seem willing to seed itself even in fully established grasses. L...Read More
my sister had butterfly weed in her garden and i asked her to dig me up some. she told me that they do not transplant well. i bought se...Read More
Bought my first plant from the Monarch Butterfly Garden in Elkton, Oregon. A fun place to visit if you love Monarch's.
I have three plants grown from seed, no blooms yet but the posts above give me faith that next year will be a showstopper. There are alre...Read More
Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa is native to Texas and other States.
I wintersowed seeds last winter. Germination rate wasn't that high, but those that germinated grew to about 10 or 12 inches and bloomed i...Read More
In my opinion, this the perfect plant. I'm never bored with it. It's beautiful with flowers that have a glowing quality. And it's attract...Read More
I am not a big fan of orange flowers in m garden but this is one of the few that I have to include. It is trouble free and reliable. Butt...Read More
This is my favorite plant of the Asclepias family. It is really a nice height. I have read that it is hardy in zones 3-10. Light aids ...Read More
I transplanted my asclepias tuberosa in August after 3 years in the wrong spot. I got as much of the tap root as I could. I cut it back...Read More
I've found that transplanting 1 year old plants can be tricky with that tap root. I plant them in groups of 3 or 5 about a foot apart so...Read More
It self seeds easily. I started with one plant and now have about a dozen after one year. The seedlings can be transplanted without too...Read More
Last year was the first year I got flowers, but they were so covered with aphids that I couldn't tell the flowers from the aphids. I did ...Read More
Don't sweat the aphids, that's one of the great "uses" of this plant! It does attract aphids, but the aphids don't hurt the plant. In ret...Read More
I was surprised how very easy it was to raise the cultivar 'Red Butterflies' from seed.
Each plant flowered and I got the bonus o...Read More
Try planting this plant with Tithonia rotundifolia (a perennial often grown as an annual that self sows) as A. tuberosa provides food for...Read More
If you really feel the need to control the aphids, and your planting is too big to use mechanical control, use one of the oil or soap spr...Read More
Butterfly Weed is very prone to yellow oleander aphids - it pretty much comes with the territory. Some farmers use milk weed to draw aph...Read More
I live in Maryland and am thinking about giving this a try.
I love this plant, as do the butterflies and bees. It grows easily in my garden with absolutely no "help" from me. That's a great plant...Read More
I love Butterfly Weed, but they are hard to dig out - I had them growing all over the place. This year I have most of them in pots. I'm...Read More
Vigorous growth, beautiful next to gentian sage, but just could not keep the aphids off it! Every three days they were back again no matt...Read More
Butterfly Weed takes three years to really flower but after that they're really dependable. The seed pods have small flat seeds with silk...Read More
Butterfly Weed is a perennial wildflower. It is hardy to USDA Zone 3. The plant will grow to 2 to 3 feet in height and 15 to 24 inches wi...Read More