Butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Family: Asclepiadaceae (milkweed)
- Bloom Period:
- Early,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Southern Lower Peninsula
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry,
- Medium,
- Height:
- 2-3ft
Natural enemies attracted
Mildly attractive: Empididae, Thomisidae, Chalcidoidea and Orius insidiosus.
Pollinators attracted
Mildly attractive: bees including sweat bees and bumble bees.
Pests attracted
Mildly attractive: lygus bug, aphids, leafhoppers, froghoppers and root-maggot flies.