Description
Rich orange flowers.
Great ability to attract butterflies and other pollinating insects. It’s a must for the keen gardener wanting the combination or striking flowers that are great for wildlife. Plant in all soils in a sunny or semi shaded spot.
Flowering: Summer-Autumn
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 40-80cm
Spread: 20-50cm
Further information:
This plant dies back in winter. Trim back old stems but mark where it is.
Common Name: Butterfly Weed
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Apocynaceae
Foliage: lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( orange )
Flower Colour: orange
Natural Flowering: July -September
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 80cm
Soil Requirements: average / dry / well-drained / sandy
Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden / Mediterranean
Usage: ornamental / attracts butterflies
Pruning:
Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance / shallow soil
Origin: USA
Lily (verified owner) –
lawrence (verified owner) –
good root ball on dormant plants
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Plant looks nice and healthy but difficult to say as it’s currently so small. Plant arrived the next day once the sake was confirmed
Gillian B. (verified owner) –
Plants received and planted. A decent size and healthy looking. However, I understand that companies are trying to use less packaging but one corner of mine was damaged squashing one stem which I can only hope will recover. The delivery company took no notice of the ‘ keep upright’ signage as the box was thrown into my porch and probably was squashed en route. Hopefully my plants will flourish.
Anne W. (verified owner) –
Plants arrived well packaged. They’re dormant at the moment but look well rooted so am excited to see them in flower later in the year.