Plant portrait - Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

[@2541968joey]

Well done & a great video source for these plants, thanks

[@poorsjm]

Excellent presentation! Thank you so much!

[@shirleyherring9998]

The best explanation of this plant I have found ❤️

[@youjohnnie]

awesome video and very informative, thank you! I cannot wait until mine are 5 years old!

[@MaatsFeather]

I bought my mature plants at a store and I didn’t have to wait years for flowers and seeds.

Great detailed explanation!! Thank you!

[@KyleBWagstaffSagebrushPirate]

Thank you for the information--I will be searching for specimens this spring. Do you have any recommendations on areas in the Midwest states?

[@cathydillon2927]

Love this. I have SO MUCH trouble every year in the spring, trying to identify what I already have. Especially if there is a ' volunteer' in a new location, I am struggling, and hate to "weed out" something I'd actually like to keep. I really appreciate your photos and description of the emergent plant in the spring time. Thanks!

[@blackturtleshow]

Interesting plant and great presentation!

[@ILjobber1]

How many years does it take for a plant to bloom???????????

[@danwaltz315]

I have plenty of seeds of this variety and will be starting them outside soon.

[@dannyc.jewell8788]

High quality video i see one on the road side I plan to dig and want to do research to have sucess for the plants sack

[@glenncordova3365]

They are easy to grow from seed but may take a couple of years to bloom. Large plants can bloom sooner but especially if taken from the wild they may not survive transplantation. They are late to sprout but the earlier in the year that you plant them, the more likely they are to survive. Also if you plant early the more likely they are to bloom the same year.

[@angelinasaenz5840]

silly question but how are they fertilized?

[@IdentifyThatPlant]

I have seen them covered in butterflies. . . especially fritillaries.

[@glenncordova3365]

Go to the Utube video " Swamp Milkweed" by Richard Pearce.

[@AlAllerton]

In the daytime you're likely to see butterflies, bees other pollinators, even flies and ants attracted by the flowers, scent and nectar. At night the flowers attract several types of moths. Check out the Milkweed Tussock Moth, and the Dogbane Tiger Moth, there's probably others too. Those ones I've seen recently and are known pollinators of Asclepias (Milkweed).