Plant Details
Asclepias Tuberosa
Common name: Butterfly Milkweed
Lots of bright orange, flat-topped flower clusters open in early June. Plants bloom for many weeks. Host plant for the monarch butterfly and a great nectar source for many other butterflies and pollinators.
Culture:
Grow in full sun in well-drained soil. Plants have deep tap roots and are slow to emerge in the spring.
Use:
An excellent garden plant and a great addition to a native plant garden, naturalized area, prairie or wildflower meadow. An essential plant for attracting butterflies.
Height:
18 to 24 inches
Spread:
24 to inches
Color:
Red Orange
USDA Hardiness Zone:
4 - 9
Good Companion Plants
- Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis)
- Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
- Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens)
- Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
- Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
- Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Characteristics and Attributes
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Season of Interest:
Mid (May - June)
Late (July - frost)
Soil Moisture:
Average
Wildlife Benefit:
Butterfly Host
Butterfly Nectar
Special Uses:
Fragrant
Fresh Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Nature Attracting:
Butterfly
Hummingbird
Beneficial Insects
Critter Resistance:
Deer Resistant
