Butterfly Weed
 
 

Butterfly Weed

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Native Wildflower
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa

Bloom color alone is enough reason to grow this perennial wildflower.

Be patient for plant to emerge in spring.

Fragrant, brilliant orange flowers in midsummer.

Minimum of 100% sun

Use for native prairie, as a nectar source for
butterflies and bees and as a larval food source.

Height: 2-3’
Prefers well-drained, gravelly soil. Needs excellent drainage.
Moisture: Dry, Mesic
Soil Moisture: Clay, Loam, Peat and Sand

 
     
 

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