Asclepias tuberosa
Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed
Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry, Moist
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Drought Tolerance: High
Soil requirement: Well-drained, dry, infertile sandy soils. Doesn’t like wet soils. Cannot compete with surface-rooted trees. Tolerates drought.
Conditions Comments: Butterfly weed has an interesting and unusual flower structure. Plant it among other mid-sized perennials.
Inevitably butterfly weed will get aphids; you can leave them for ladybugs to eat or spray the insects and foliage with soapy water. Aphids can also be removed by blasting the plant with a high pressure stream of water