Common Name: Butterfly weed
Scientific Name: Asclepias tuberosa

To increase our local biodiversity and support native insects and pollinators, we are planting our Raleigh, NC yard with native plants such as Butterfly weed and will continue to document the North Carolina and Southeast U.S. native species we have trialed. This includes flowering annuals and perennials, trees, shrubs, sedges and vines. An excellent resource to learn more about the required growing conditions of Butterfly weed and other plants native in your state is the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s tool – FIND PLANT. Click for a table of all our native plants.