Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)


 



































     The Butterfly Milkweed is a perennial, native wildflower. It grows one to two feet tall. The yellow orange to bright orange flower clusters, two to five inches across, are at the top of the stem. It has stiff, dark green, lance-shaped leaves that are toothless and two to six inches long. It grows best in well-drained sand, loam, clay or limestone in full sun. (July)