Butterfly Weed
A native wildflower, butterfly weed, sometimes called milkweed, is not only at home in the wild garden but contributes to the perennial garden as well. Bloom time is late spring on into summer. Individual flowers, in clusters on three-foot stems, are striking in their showy beauty.
Easy to grow, butterfly weed tolerates a wide range of soil types. Plants survive in the poorest of thin soils. They perform best in an average garden setting with full sun and drainage. Once a strong root system develops, butterfly weed becomes a drought-resistant plant. But, until mature, watering must not be neglected in prolonged dry spells.
Plants are easily propagated by division of clumps in early spring. Seed is quick to germinate.