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Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias tuberosa
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A showy and valuable addition to the butterfly garden, this North American native produces bright orange or yellow heads of flowers in summer. Although slow to establish, mature plants provide an excellent show.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3 |
| Light Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Height: | 30 cm to 75 cm |
| Spread: | 30 cm to 45 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | Dry, to medium moisture average to poor soils |
| Bloom Time | June to August |
| Planting Time: | Spring, once soil has warmed |
| Use: | Sunny borders, mass planting on dry slopes |
| Flower Colour & Shape: | Umbels of small orange, to yellow-orange star-like flowers |
| Foliage: | Medium green, linear leaves |
| Benefits: | Deer proof, excellent pollinator plant, host to Monarch Butterflies, drought tolerant. Seed pods are good in dried arrangements |
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