{"id":30,"date":"2021-01-20T16:55:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T16:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/?p=30"},"modified":"2021-03-28T21:29:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T21:29:20","slug":"butterfly-weed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/20\/butterfly-weed\/","title":{"rendered":"Butterfly Weed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-1024x684.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32\" srcset=\"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-1024x684.png 1024w, http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-300x200.png 300w, http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-768x513.png 768w, http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-1536x1026.png 1536w, http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-2048x1368.png 2048w, http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-1568x1047.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Butterfly Weed<\/strong> &#8211; Asclepias tuberosa<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly Weed, is most often a distinctive bright orange but there is some variation in flower color, from deep red-orange to yellow. This distinctive color and the absence of the typical milky sap make identification easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butterfly Weed needs a drier, well-drained location to successfully seed into and grow well. In older mature plants the long tap root can extend down a foot or more. They can be transplanted if dug carefully during dormancy but if enough root material is left behind they will regrow. The leaves are somewhat narrow, up to 1\u201d and tapered, with no stem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great Milkweed for a sunny location in a dry area. Mature plants in ideal locations can make as many as 20 stems at an average height of 2\u2019. The vivid orange color, low mounded profile, and ability to attract and sustain butterflies make this plant a well-known favorite for all types of gardens.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light: Full sun Part Shade<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloom Color: Orange<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloom Time: June to August<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foliage Height: 2 feet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Butterfly Weed &#8211; Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly Weed, is most often a distinctive bright orange but there is some variation in flower color, from deep red-orange to yellow. This distinctive color and the absence of the typical milky sap make identification easy. Butterfly Weed needs a drier, well-drained location to successfully seed into and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/20\/butterfly-weed\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Butterfly Weed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sun","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33,"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/workinggardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}