Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a vibrant, low-maintenance native plant that supports pollinators in the garden. It's part of the milkweed family, and, like its relatives, it "supports a whole ...

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a perennial that is a species of milkweed. It flowers from midsummer to early fall, followed by seed pods that can provide food for insects and wildlife later in ...

Wildflowers have had a special place in my heart since my childhood days. There was a field between our house and the church that I loved to walk through, especially in the spring. It brings back ...

My first encounter with butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) occurred while hiking through a meadow at Gifford Pinchot State Park in northern York County. Mixed in with the native grasses were green, ...

“Few if any of our native plants add more to the beauty of the midsummer landscape than the milkweeds, and of this family no member is more satisfying to the … eye than the gorgeous butterfly-weed, ...

Asclepias tuberose — butterfly weed — was hard to find last season, but just wait until garden centers open this spring. You’ll likely see a stampede for this popular native since the Perennial Plant ...

Drive along nearly any country road bordered by grassy fields and unmowed roadsides in Georgia now, and you’re apt to spy the tall, brilliant orange blooms of one of Georgia’s most beautiful summer ...

A type of milkweed, butterfly weed attracts and supports lots of pollinators, including monarch butterflies. Gardeners who love seeing butterflies in their gardens plant butterfly weed (Asclepias ...