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Asclepias tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’


Butterfly Weed

USDA Zone: 4-9

Plant number: 1.080.070


Developed from a native North American wildflower, this is an important source of food for Monarch butterflies. The plant forms an upright clump of narrow green leaves, bearing showy clusters of golden-yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Green fruit will develop after flowering which break open to reveal seeds with the same long silvery-white, silky hairs as its cousin, the common milkweed. The seedpods are excellent used in dried arrangements (pick and dry while still green). Great cut flower. Attractive to all butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and other beneficial insects. Deadhead flowers to stimulate another bloom. Very late to come up in the spring, so plant daffodils or other companion bulbs to mark the spot. Requires well-drained sandy soil.

Further details for
Asclepias tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sun Exposure
Soil Type
Soil pH
Soil Moisture
Care Level
Appearance and Characteristics

Flower Colour
Blooming Time
Foliage Color
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Flower Head Size
Height
   40-50 cm
   16-20 inches
Spread
   50-60 cm
   20-23 inches
Foot Traffic
  

Growth Rate
  












Asclepias tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’


Butterfly Weed

USDA Zone: 4-9

Plant number: 1.080.070


Developed from a native North American wildflower, this is an important source of food for Monarch butterflies. The plant forms an upright clump of narrow green leaves, bearing showy clusters of golden-yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Green fruit will develop after flowering which break open to reveal seeds with the same long silvery-white, silky hairs as its cousin, the common milkweed. The seedpods are excellent used in dried arrangements (pick and dry while still green). Great cut flower. Attractive to all butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and other beneficial insects. Deadhead flowers to stimulate another bloom. Very late to come up in the spring, so plant daffodils or other companion bulbs to mark the spot. Requires well-drained sandy soil.

Further details for
Asclepias tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sun Exposure
Soil Type
Soil pH
Soil Moisture
Care Level
Appearance and Characteristics

Flower Colour
Blooming Time
Foliage Color
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Flower Head Size
Height
   40-50 cm
   16-20 inches
Spread
   50-60 cm
   20-23 inches
Foot Traffic
  

Growth Rate