Asclepias tuberosa (common names: Butterfly Weed)
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Asclepias tuberosa (aka Butterfly Weed)
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Comments on Asclepias tuberosa
14 Mar, 2008
Looks too nice a flower to be a weed, the butterfly population seem to like it - I don't think i've ever seen so many in one place. Lovely picture!
On photo - Butterfly Magnet, I mean Weed
14 Mar, 2008
Great photo, and I love your color combinations, looks like the butterflies like it too..lol
On photo - Butterfly Weed attracting Frits
14 Mar, 2008
I don't know how they came up with the name "Weed" Mark. It's not like it's invasive and it definately doesn't LOOK like a weed. Butterfly Flower is more appropriate
On photo - Butterfly Magnet, I mean Weed
19 Mar, 2008
Thanks for all your lovely photos Diohio Love all your wildlife ones
On photo - Zebra Swallowtail
20 Mar, 2008
What a great shot. The bright orange milkweed makes the swallowtail literally jump off the photo.!
On photo - Zebra Swallowtail
17 Jun, 2008
You are lucky to get so many beautiful butterflies in your garden
On photo - Zebra Swallowtail
21 Jun, 2008
All I could find of this plant was a little 2" pot and the plant was less than 1" high! I am still nursing it along - it is all of 3" tall now.... : (
On photo - 7 Great Spangled Fritillaries
21 Jun, 2008
Stunning photo, your garden must be a magical place.
On photo - 7 Great Spangled Fritillaries
22 Jun, 2008
I could sit and watch them for hours, how cool !
On photo - 7 Great Spangled Fritillaries
22 Jun, 2008
Oh he is lovely! lucky you... I planted asclepias seeds in my front garden.
Sure hope they come up...
On photo - Zebra Swallowtail
23 Jun, 2008
Has the butterfly weed got another name.
Great Photo x
On photo - 7 Great Spangled Fritillaries
23 Jun, 2008
Yes X, Asclepias tuberosa (in the milkweed family). I don't know how "Weed" got attached to the common name........it's definately NOT a weed !
On photo - 7 Great Spangled Fritillaries
1 Jul, 2008
WOW!... now I know the name of this butterfly... thanks Di!
On photo - Butterfly Weed attracting Frits
8 Jul, 2008
Fantastic photo. I'd quite like some of those weeds in my garden Diohio and I'm sure all the butterflies would keep Dylan, my kitten entertained
On photo - Butterfly Magnet, I mean Weed
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seeds sown 09/02/08
There are several Butterfly Weed plants growing wild in the overgrown field next to us. I've been sowing seeds from them, in my yard for the past 10 years. It has got to be the best butterfly nectar flower ever ! It makes for some pretty amazinig photos too.
Butterfly Weed is a perinnial native of Ohio. It's a true milkweed but lacks milky sap; instead, its stem and leaves bleed clear sap. The species name "tuberosa" refers to its large taproot, which makes it nearly impossible to transplant. So be sure to plant it or sow seeds where you want it to live forever. If you break the taproot, you'll kill the whole plant.
This is a host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars, but Common Milkweed or Swamp Milkweed is usually chosen over Butterfly Weed.
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Jacque
14 Mar, 2008
Wow so many of them!!!
On photo - Butterfly Magnet, I mean Weed