Published: Nov. 06, 2012, 6:58 p.m. By Harvey Cotten, Huntsville Botanical Garden Butterfly Weed seeds about to take flightHarvey Cotten HUNTSVILLE, AL - - Dear Harvey, ...

Keep your garden vibrant through the hottest months with these stunning, sun-loving blooms that thrive when others can't take ...

Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies—including monarchs, which rely on milkweeds as larval host plants.

Preferring dry, sunny locations, butterfly weed blooms during June to September and is hardy in USDA Zones 4 to 9. Unlike other milkweeds, it has alternating leaves and non-milky sap.

The butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is one of 22 species of native milkweeds in Georgia — but it is by far the most majestic of them with its neon-bright flowers that seem to shout, "look at ...

Butterfly Weed grows in full sun and reaches a height of 2 to 3 feet tall. The foliage consists of lance-shaped leaves up to 3 inches long, very dark green in color arranged in a spiral up the stem.

Butterfly Weed, "Asclepias tuberosa," thrives with neglect, in drought-like conditions and poor soil. It's one of the plants on the New York State List of Native Plants, which means that they may ...

“The butterfly weed is native, attractive, very tolerant of poor soils and pretty undemanding to grow,” said Mary Mixer, a plant grower at Skillins Greenhouse in Falmouth.

- The June plant of the month is a great perennial that is the Perennial of the Year for 2017, Butterfly weed. This a hardy plant that is drought resistant and does well in most Minnesota landscapes.

So, this year the Butterfly Release will be held Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. at Hurley Park, 304 Annandale Ave., Annex section of the park where we have more room to accommodate the larger crowd.

Answer: There are several species of butterfly weeds or milkweeds that are native to Texas. It isn't the nectar that the adults feed on, however, that supplies the main defense against birds. The ...