Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

$5.00
Coming Back in April '26!

RESERVE FOR PICKUP IN MAY

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

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RESERVE FOR PICKUP IN MAY

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.