Asclepias tuberosa
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| Botanical Name: | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Common Names: | Butterfly Milkweed |
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| Comments: | This perennial forb prefers a coarse-to-medium textured soil with dry-to-moist conditions. Generally, considered beneficial to bees; however, it is conceivably possible for bees and other small pollinators to become trapped in a blossom. Also, the sticky pollen masses might cling to a bee's head or legs (affecting her mobility or appearance). |
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| Distribution: | Mixed grassland; Moist Mixed Grasslands; Aspen Parkland; Along Roadsides |
| Cultivation: | Flowering: May - September. Readily hybridizing, milkweeds arise from creeping rhizomes and are moderately fast growing. Typically, two to six feet in height. Leaves: Ovate to oblong, mostly opposite, rarely alternate (forming pairs or whorls). Flowers: The blooms (0.5'' wide) open in crowded, many flowered, rounded, axillary and terminal umbels. 5 petals |
| Harvest: | It produces 70,000 seeds per pound. Typically, the honey is light coloured with a mild flavour. |
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| Apis: | No |
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| History: | Asclepias = Greek God of Healing (Aesclepius) The fluffy fibre from the pods has been used as quilt batting and stuffing for jackets and life preservers. |
| Reference: | Burdock Root,,PlantFBeeKInCanada,1,2 |
| URL: | https://www.beeculture.com/milkweeds-honey-plants/ |
| Share: | Public |