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Planted at Mount Vernon Upper Garden

  • Upper Garden

  • Hardiness Zones

    3 3 4 4b 5 5b 6 6b 7 7b 8 8b 9 9b USDA basemap

    Average annual extreme minimum temperature 1976-2005

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    This plant features brilliant orange flowers that light up the garden and are attractive to pollinators, including monarchs and honeybees.

    Latin Name

    Asclepias tuberosa


    Family

    Apocynaceae


    Also Known As

    Pleurisy Root


    Type of Plant

    Perennials Perennials

    Bloom Season

    June - August


    Seasons

    Summer Summer

    Specifications

    Max height Max Height: 2.5'
    Max spread Max Spread: 1.5'

    Uses

  • Flower Border
  • Naturalize
  • Rain Garden

  • Sunlight Exposure

    Full Sun Full Sun

    Tolerances

  • Deer
  • Drought
  • Erosion
  • Shallow-Rocky Soil
  • Dry Soil

  • Attracted Wildlife

    Butterflies Butterflies

    Toxicity

    Do not ingest Do not ingest

    Colors


    Native Range

    Eastern United States


    History

    They are native in all counties of Virginia and have long been popular in gardens, including Lady Skipwith's garden at Prestwould in 1793.


    Other Details

    Pollinator Pollinator

    Bartlett Tree Expert Company has been working with Mount Vernon Estate since 2011 providing expert arboricultural care and GPS mapping for the estate’s historic trees, as well as support from their research facility.   Mount Vernon is proud to partner with Bartlett Tree Experts and appreciates their sponsorship of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Plant Finder App.

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    Purchase our historic seeds, collected from plants grown at Mount Vernon and plant them in your own garden.

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