How to grow Butterfly weed growing and care:
Well-drained soil, cold winter
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed / vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring
Pests and diseases:
Butterfly larva, aphids
Pruning season:
Winter
How to prune:
Just for design
Size of the plant?
20-80 cm, 8-32 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower
Star shape flower can be orange or yellow color, with ten petals 5 in the inner in star shape and five in the outer also in star shape, flowers grow in clusters
Scientific name:
Asclepias tuberosa
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Herbaceous, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Attract pollinators, Drought tolerant plants, Medical uses, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Orange flower, Yellow flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses: