Family: apocynaceae
Common name(s): Butterfly Milkweed
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~4 - 7~10
General resources
Links for Asclepias tuberosa
- Annie's Annuals (on archive.org) - Catalog page with photo, basic horticultural information, and noteworthy features. (zone 3-10)
(2 photos)
- Carolina Nature - Photos of this native plant, often with notes on habitat and identification.
(1 photo)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4-10)
(54 photos)
- Digging Dog Nursery - Catalog page with descriptive information (zone 4)
(1 photo)
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 4-10)
(2 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (3 varieties in database)
(52 photos)
- Hayefield - Garden writer Nancy Ondra presents a plant growing in her garden, with description and photographs.
(2 photos)
- Heritage Perennials: Asclepias tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’ - Profile with description and horticultural details. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 4-9)
(1 photo)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations.
- Iris' Garden - Gardener in the Netherlands presents a photo of this plant, with basic horticultural information.
(1 photo)
- Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses - Plant portrait with botanical details and description
(17 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.

- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-9)
(17 photos). Also pages for 'Blonde Bombshell' and 'Hello Yellow'.
- Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status.
(12 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 3-9)
(28 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
- Pacific Bulb Society - One of the plants described on this page about the genus.
(9 photos)
- Plant Delights Nursery - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3-9)
(1 photo). Also a page for Deep red-orange form.
- Rob's Plants - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. Also seed germination records. (zone 4-10)
(4 photos)
Common name(s): butterfly milkweed
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3 - 9
Links
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile
(2 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-9)
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers - Photos and botanical information about the species/genus.
(12 photos)
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