Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) 3-pack of pots
Can’t be shipped.
Butterfly Milkweed is one of the most stunning plants for dry, sunny gardens. The orange-red flowers are a perfect companion to many of the other summer blooming prairie flowers. Butterfly Milkweed is long-lived when planted in a dry, sunny location with sand or light soil. Supports monarch butterfly caterpillars.
Also available in 12-packs of plugs here
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Dry, Medium
Height: 2 feet
Blooms: June, July, Aug
Color: Orange
Spacing: 12-18″
Spreads: A little by seed
Zones: 3-9
Benefits: Butterflies, Pollinators
Design Tips
Plant Butterfly Milkweed in dry soil. Host plants for monarch caterpillars are most effective when planted next to their favorite butterfly nectar plants that bloom at the same time as the monarch migration such as Coneflowers, Blazing Stars, and Asters. Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) doesn’t spread by roots—it spreads only a little bit by seed, making it a tame garden plant.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Prairie Phlox
Narrow-leaved Coneflower
Prairie Dropseed
Prairie Phlox
Purple Prairie Clover
Blue Grama Grass
