Ascelpias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed

Seed

Flowers

Fruit

Striking, orange flowersin umbels.  Leaves lance-shaped or narrow, 2-5" long.  Dry fields and banks.

Size:1-2'

Wetland Indicator Status: UPL

Bloom Color: Orange

Bloom Period: May to September

Light Requirements: Sun

Pollinator Attributes: Food Source For Pollinators, Especially Monarchs