• Butterflyweed

Asclepias speciosa

  • Families: Apocynaceae Asclepiadoideae Asclepiadeae
  • English name: Butterflyweed
  • Plant ID : 11808

  • Author : John Torrey
  • Zone : California
  • Biological type : plant
  • Adult size (h x w) : 3,28f x 1,97f
  • Sun exposure : full sun
  • Evergreen : deciduous
  • Growth : fast
  • Hardiness : -4°F
  • Leaf color : dark green
  • Flower color : purple
  • Formerly of wild origin : yes
  • Native : no
  • In danger : no
  • Edible : no
  • Precipitation : 500mm-900mm
  • FrostResistance >-5°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-8°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-12°C : yes
  • Draining soil : very much