Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
(Asclepias tuberosa)
Butterfly weed is a perennial plant found in most places in North America and is present in the butterfly courtyard. Butterfly weed is native to the Pine Bush.
Butterfly weed is a type of milkweed.
Identification:
You can identify butterfly weed by its many small orange flowers that are in a similar arrangement as common milkweed flowers. This plants' leaves and this plant is about 2 feet tall.
Flowers:
Butterfly weed has small orange flowers that bloom in the summer.