Medicinal Properties: 

Known to Native Americans, Butterfly Weed “While it is unknown how it was used, it was known in earlier days as wind root for its ability to carry a message to the Great One.” Cherokee author J.T. Garrett

Etymology:

The genus name Asclepias is named after the Greek god of medicine Asklepios. The species name tuberose refers to the tuberous (knobby and with swellings) roots (Stritch, n.d.).

Stritch, L. (n.d.). Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa L.). Retrieved from
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/asclepias_tuberosa.shtml

Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed

Family: Asclepiadaceae

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Height: 1’ - 2’  

Spread: 3/4’-1’

Bloom: Orange, May to September

Water: Dry to medium

Sunlight: Full sun to part shade

Drought tolerance: High

Tolerates: Deer, drought, erosion, dry soil, shallow-rocky soil

Propagation: Seed and rhizomatous

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