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Butterfly Milkweed

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Asclepias tuberosa, commonly known as butterfly weed, is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern North America. It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar.

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Butterfly milkweed blooming in your yard right now is one of the few native flowers that can sing...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Asclepias tuberosa
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Gentianales
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Hardiness: Zone 3
Habit: herb
Bloom: Mid Summer

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