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| name = Butterfly weed
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|genus=Asclepias
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| image = Butterfly Weed Entire Flower Head 2608px.jpg
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|species=tuberosa
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|common_name=Butterfly Weed
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| regnum = [[Plantae]]
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|name_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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|habit=herbaceous
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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|habit_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
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| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
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|Min ht metric=cm
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| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
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| subfamilia = [[Asclepiadoideae]]
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| genus = ''[[Asclepias]]''
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|height_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
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| species = '''''A. tuberosa'''''
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|Max wd box=2
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| binomial = ''Asclepias tuberosa''
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|Max wd metric=ft
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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|lifespan=perennial
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|life_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
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|exposure=sun
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|sun_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
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|water=moderate, dry
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|water_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
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|features=flowers, butterflys
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|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
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|flowers=orange, yellow
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|Temp Metric=°F
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|min_zone=4
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|usda_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
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|max_zone=9.5
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|image=Asclepias tuberosa.jpg
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;Common names: <small>Butterfly Weed, Canada Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Posy, Orange Milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Pleurisy Root, Silky Swallow-wort, Tuber Root, Yellow Milkweed, White-root, Windroot</small>
  
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'''Butterfly weed''' (''Asclepias tuberosa'', also called '''Canada root''', '''Chigger flower''', '''Chiggerflower''', '''Fluxroot''', '''Indian paintbrush''', '''Indian posy''', '''Orange milkweed''', '''Orange Swallow-wort''',  '''Pleurisy root''', '''Silky Swallow-wort''', '''Tuber root''', '''Yellow milkweed''', '''White-root''', '''Windroot''') is a species of [[milkweed]] native to eastern [[North America]]. It is a [[perennial plant]] growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow [[flower]]s from early summer to early fall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad.   
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'''Butterfly weed''' (''Asclepias tuberosa'') is a species of [[milkweed]] native to eastern [[North America]]. It is a [[perennial plant]] growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow [[flower]]s from early summer to early fall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad.   
  
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This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins.  
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This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins. It requires full sun.
  
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The common name comes from the [[butterfly|butterflies]] that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of [[nectar]]. Butterfly weed is also the [[larva]]l food plant of the [[Queen butterfly]].  
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The common name comes from the [[butterfly|butterflies]] that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of [[nectar]]. Butterfly weed is also the [[larva]]l food plant of the [[Queen (butterfly)|Queen]] and [[Monarch (butterfly)|Monarch]] butterflies. The butterfly weed grows to be 1-3 feet long.
  
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== Identification ==
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The plant looks similar to the [[Lanceolate milkweed]] (''Asclepias lanceolata''), but is uniquely identified by the larger number of flowers, and the hairy stems that are not milky when broken. It is most commonly found in fields with dry soil.  
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The plant looks similar to the [[Lanceolate milkweed]] (''Asclepias lanceolata''), however the Butterfly weed is uniquely identified by the larger number of flowers and hairy stems that are not milky when broken. It is most commonly found in fields with dry soil.
 
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== Other common names ==
 
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Canada-root, Chiggerflower, Indian posy, Orange-root, Orange swallowwort, Tuberroot, Whiteroot, Windroot, Yellow or Orange milkweed.  
 
  
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== Subspecies indicated ==
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Asclepias tuberosa, Linn. Butterfly-weed. Pleurisy Root. Hairy, 2-3 ft. high, from long, horizontal roots, with more or less alternate, lance-oblong or lance-linear Lvs.: umbels several, short-peduncled: pods pubescent, erect. Dry banks and fields; widespread, and not infrequent. —A handsome plant.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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Butterfly weed is easily propagated by cuttings in water.
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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Subspecies indicated:
 
*''Asclepias tuberosa interior'', Central United States.  
 
*''Asclepias tuberosa interior'', Central United States.  
 
*''Asclepias tuberosa rolfsii'' (Rolfs Milkweed), Southeast United States.  
 
*''Asclepias tuberosa rolfsii'' (Rolfs Milkweed), Southeast United States.  
 
*''Asclepias tuberosa tuberosa'', Eastern United States.  
 
*''Asclepias tuberosa tuberosa'', Eastern United States.  
  
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==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Butterfly Weed Whole Flowering Plant 1676px.jpg|Entire plant from the ground to the flower
 
Image:Butterfly Weed Whole Flowering Plant 1676px.jpg|Entire plant from the ground to the flower
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Image:Butterfly Weed Flower and Bud Closeup 2408px.jpg|A flower head closeup
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Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Young Plant 1938px.JPG|Young stems during spring
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Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Young Leaf 3008px.jpg|A young leaf
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Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Flower Buds 3008px.jpg|An emerging flower head
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Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Stalk Closeup 3008px.JPG|Closeup of the hairy stems
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Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Bud Closeup 2816px.JPG|Closeup of unopened buds
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Image:Butterfly Weed Entire Flower Head 2608px.jpg|Flower head
 
Image:Butteryfly Weed 3 Stages of Bloom 2240px.jpg|Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds
 
Image:Butteryfly Weed 3 Stages of Bloom 2240px.jpg|Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds
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Image:Asclepias tuberosa.JPG| "Hello Yellow"
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File:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Umbel.jpg|Orange flowers
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Image:Asclepias tuberosa0.jpg
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File:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Striped.jpg|Red-striped orange flowers
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File:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Yellow.jpg|Yellow flowers
 
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== External links ==
 
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* [http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/asclepiastube.html  Butterfly weed brief information and pictures]
 
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* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASTU  USDA information]
 
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* [[b:A Wikimanual of Gardening Volume 7/Asclepias tuberosa|A Wikimanual of Gardening: Asclepias tuberosa]]
 
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*[http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=B490 Missouri Botanical Garden] ''Asclepias tuberosa'' (native plant without Milky Stems)
 
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*[http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=S470 Missouri Botanical Garden] ''Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow''' (cultivar with Milky Stems)
 
  
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== References ==
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==References==
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  | last = Peterson
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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  | first = Roger Tory
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
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  | coauthors = Margaret McKenny
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<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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| title = A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-central North America
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<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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  | publisher = [[Houghton Mifflin Company]]
 
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| year = [[1968]]
 
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  | location = Boston
 
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| id = ISBN 0-395-18325-1
 
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*[http://www.derbycityprints.com/Ornithology_Audubon_Birds_of_America_-_Royal_Octavo_Weeds_Bird_watching_image-6066.htm Photo of a J.J. Audubon Plate Clay-Colored Sparrow perched atop Asclepias tuberosa]
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 7 May 2011


Asclepias tuberosa.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Width: ⇔ 2 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍ moderate, dry
Features: ✓ flowers, butterflys
USDA Zones: 4 to 9.5
Flower features: ❀ orange, yellow
Scientific Names

Apocynaceae >

Asclepias >

tuberosa >


Common names
Butterfly Weed, Canada Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Posy, Orange Milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Pleurisy Root, Silky Swallow-wort, Tuber Root, Yellow Milkweed, White-root, Windroot

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad.

This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins. It requires full sun.

The common name comes from the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar. Butterfly weed is also the larval food plant of the Queen and Monarch butterflies. The butterfly weed grows to be 1-3 feet long.

The plant looks similar to the Lanceolate milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata), but is uniquely identified by the larger number of flowers, and the hairy stems that are not milky when broken. It is most commonly found in fields with dry soil.


Read about Butterfly weed in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Asclepias tuberosa, Linn. Butterfly-weed. Pleurisy Root. Hairy, 2-3 ft. high, from long, horizontal roots, with more or less alternate, lance-oblong or lance-linear Lvs.: umbels several, short-peduncled: pods pubescent, erect. Dry banks and fields; widespread, and not infrequent. —A handsome plant.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Butterfly weed is easily propagated by cuttings in water.

Pests and diseases

Species

Subspecies indicated:

  • Asclepias tuberosa interior, Central United States.
  • Asclepias tuberosa rolfsii (Rolfs Milkweed), Southeast United States.
  • Asclepias tuberosa tuberosa, Eastern United States.

Gallery

  • Entire plant from the ground to the flower

  • Young stems during spring

  • A young leaf

  • An emerging flower head

  • Closeup of the hairy stems

  • Closeup of unopened buds

  • Flower head

  • Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds

  • Orange flowers

  • Red-striped orange flowers

  • Yellow flowers

References

External links


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