This plant, butterfly milkweed or Asclepias tuberosa, currently is in its full summer beauty. Butterfly milkweed is a native plant that is tough as nails in the garden. Since the plant is a native ...

The Butterfly bush ... The bushes produce a large volume of seeds each season, which can easily spread to the surrounding area. If left unchecked, these rapid-growing plants will proliferate ...

This pretty plant can freely self-seed ... "When the seed pods of butterfly weeds burst open, they release many seeds, so it's possible a large number of seedlings will germinate at once.