The Milkweeds database: Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies')

Cultivar names:

'Gay Butterflies'

Common names:

(1)	Butterfly Weed
(0)	Butterfly Milkweed
(0)	Pleurisy Root
(0)	Milkweed

Botanical names:

Asclepias tuberosa

Accepted

General Plant Information

Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9b
Plant Height:	24 - 48 inches
Plant Spread:	18 - 24 inches
Leaves:	Good growing season color
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Orange
Flower Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer
Flower Form:	Umbel
Underground structures:	Tuber
Uses:	Attracts Bees Attracts Butterflies
Toxicity:	Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds:	Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Root
Containers:	Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous:	Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant