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« Perennials: Asclepias tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies'
Butterfly weed
Height: 40-60 cm
Foliage: dark green
Flowers: mix of yellow, orange and red-orange, VII-VIII
Light: full sun
Moisture: low water needs, average water needs
Soil: modest soil, average soil
Winter-hardiness zone: Z5 ?
Neighbouring plants: Carex, Briza, Festuca, Sporobolus, Amsonia, Artemisia, Calamintha, Campanula, Coreopsis, Lavanda, Liatris, Salvia, Scabiosa, Stachys
Comments:
The flowers can also be used in flower arrangements. Attractive to bees.
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