butterfly milkweed - Asclepias tuberosa
Synonyms: , butterfly weed, orange milkweed, pleurisy root
| USDA Plant Code: ASTU Light Requirement: full sun - full shade Soil Moisture: dry - medium Height: Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: forb/herb,herbaceous, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: yes | Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: yes Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: red/orange/yellow Bloom Period: spring/summer Fragrant: no |
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 Flower(s); Amy Ferriter, State of Idaho, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Pike and San Isabel National Forests, south-central Colorado Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); June. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Found in a young pine forest, June 2002. David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Plant in bloom David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Flowers David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Flowers David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Flowers David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Flowers David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); fruit and seeds Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); fruits Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Dow Gardens , Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); flowers from side Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); fruits opening Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); whole plant Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); June. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
