Asclepia is also known as Silkweed or as Butterfly weed; it likes a sunny border and blooms with spectacular flowers heads laced with hundreds of tiny brilliant orange or pink flowers. Hardy and very rewarding, it is a real invitation to insects and butterflies; in fact the endangered Monarch Butterfly feeds exclusively on this plant
| HEIGHT |
24in to 36in |
| SPREAD |
15in to 18in |
| FOLIAGE |
Perennials |
| SOIL |
Any |
| POSITION |
Full sun |
| PRUNING |
Cut stems to ground level in late summer |
| FLOWERING PERIOD |
July to September |
| HEIGHT ON DELIVERY |
Root stock |
Available in the following pack quantities:
- 3 x Asclepia Tuberosa Orange Silk Weed - £7.95 (£2.65 each)
- 6 x Asclepia Tuberosa Orange Silk Weed - £9.95 (£1.66 each)
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