Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
A member of the milkweed family, Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed ) are powerhouses in the pollinator garden!
Bright orange 2-5” blooms attract pollinators galore from May to late September offering a vital food source for migrating Monarchs!
See below for more deets including companion plants…
Plant Deets
Full Sunshine does not grow well in shade.
Blooms late May into September; leave seed pods for Winter interest and drifts in following year.
Grows 1-2’ tall with 2’ spacing
Prefers well drained soils and thrives in poor dry soils.
HIGH use by Pollinators especially Monarchs.
Butterfly Milkweed is deer resistent and drought tolerant once established, prefers sandy soils
Growing in clumps at 1-2’ high you want to plant it in drifts of 3-5 plants for pollinators & visual impact in the garden. Butterfly Milkweed makes a wonderful filler in the native garden. We like to plant Butterfly Milkweed in between her native cousins. Her orange umbel flowers and alternating narrow dark green leaves make a lovely contrast to Wild Bergamot, Anise Hyssop, and Purple Coneflowers.
