Asclepias tuberosa (Butterflyweed - Milkweed)
Asclepias tuberosa
20 oz tall cup - Butterflyweed Milkweed - 1st year plants
Grows up to 2 ft. tall and enjoys sun to part shade
Prefers dry to moist soil
Blooms May-September; orange to yellow flowers
Offers special value to native bees
Will go into senescence multiple times of the year. Please read more about this under our Native Plant Basics page.
Be sure to mark your plants in the ground so you know exactly where they are planted once they die down to the ground.
Host plant for Monarchs and Queen butterflies.
Asclepias tuberosa
20 oz tall cup - Butterflyweed Milkweed - 1st year plants
Grows up to 2 ft. tall and enjoys sun to part shade
Prefers dry to moist soil
Blooms May-September; orange to yellow flowers
Offers special value to native bees
Will go into senescence multiple times of the year. Please read more about this under our Native Plant Basics page.
Be sure to mark your plants in the ground so you know exactly where they are planted once they die down to the ground.
Host plant for Monarchs and Queen butterflies.
Asclepias tuberosa
20 oz tall cup - Butterflyweed Milkweed - 1st year plants
Grows up to 2 ft. tall and enjoys sun to part shade
Prefers dry to moist soil
Blooms May-September; orange to yellow flowers
Offers special value to native bees
Will go into senescence multiple times of the year. Please read more about this under our Native Plant Basics page.
Be sure to mark your plants in the ground so you know exactly where they are planted once they die down to the ground.
Host plant for Monarchs and Queen butterflies.