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800-644-5505Summer Zest Asclepias
Old Price $32.99 Price $20.99
Packed 3 per package
Availability: Out of Stock
sku # 77396
sku # 77396
Out Of Season
Butterflies all summer long!
Enjoy the bright hues of this vibrant mixture while flocks of butterflies treat you to their own show of colour and activity. Fragrant, quick-growing plants form clumps of foliage that make the perfect backdrop to the showy flowers. A native of North America, asclepias is drought tolerant and provides a steady food source for beautiful Monarch butterflies.
- Zone 3-9
- Light Requirements Full Sun
- Height 45–90 cm
- Size #1 Plant
- Good In Pots
- Bloom Time Summer
- Deer Resistant
Product Details
- Botanical NameAsclepias tuberosa + Aclepia tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'
- FormPerennial
- Flower FormFlowers grow in short umbel-like cymes or clusters.
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Foliage TypeAlternate, lanceolate or oblong, approx 8 cm long.
- Growth RateFast
- Spread60 cm
- Planting InstructionsTop of plant should be just below soil level and 60 cm apart
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Spacing 60 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering DescriptionAverage to low water needs. Water if soil is (very) dry), do not overwater
- Winter careNot needed
- PruningRemove spent blooms, it will prolong the blooming time.
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