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Image of the fiery blooms of the butterfly and hummingbird magnet
Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'
or Yellow Butterfly Weed or Yelow Milkweed coming soon...
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Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'
(Yellow Butterfly Weed, Yelow Milkweed)
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Family: Apocynaceae (previously belonged to Asclepiadaceae)
Origin: Native to North America
Light: Full sun
Height: 2-3'
Spread: 2-3'
Blooms: Showy, bright yellow, crown-like clusters on top
of 2' stems, mid-late Summer
Foliage: Dark green
Soil: Well-drained, dry, drought tolerant
Water: Moderate
Propagation: Seeds
Uses: Specimen, mass plantings, edging, filler,
fresh and dried cut flower
arrangements, medicinal
Caution: Part of plant is poisonous
Comments:
Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'
or Yellow Butterfly Weed or Yelow Milkweed
is a
bold and beautiful
herbal perennial with an erect growth habit.. In mid-Summer,
umbels of bright yellow blossoms appear atop 2' stems. Florists
are delighted with the dried flowers.
Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'
is a excellent
butterfly
host plant.
It
is an irristible plant for enticing the bees, hummingbirds and butterflies
to the garden.
Yellow Butterfly Weed
is easily propagated from seeds or cuttings. It
self-sows readily and soon you will have a nice collection next season.
Yellow Butterfly Weed
is tough and maintenance free.
It
detest being moved so direct sow seeds to permanent position. Winter
hardiness is 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit. Mass plant for a dramatic
effect as edging plants or as fillers in the perennial bed.
Yelow Milkweed makes superb specimen plants. It can also
be container cultivated for the sunny deck or patio.
Interesting note: Due to the fact that there are so many
traditional medicinal uses for the Milkweed plant, Carlos Linhaeus, a
Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician named the genus
after the Greek god of healing Aclepius.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 3-9 |
