How to grow butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa
When to plant butterfly weed
Grow in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. It grows from seed sown in spring but takes two to three years to establish and flower, and its deep taproot makes it hard to transplant.
Butterfly Weed is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Sun
- Full sun
Sources
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