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Orange Butterfly Flower bloom of tiny flowerets.
Upright butterfly flower
with wide long leaves radiating out from stems
topped with bright
Orange Butterfly Flower bloom of tiny flowerets.
Upright butterfly flower
with wide long leaves radiating out from stems
topped with bright

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Flower, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed

This product is currently out of stock and unavailable. We don't know when it will be back in stock. Please visit this page for updates.

Main interest:
attracts pollinators
Exposure:
full sun
Soil humidity:
dry to moist soil
Growth type:
clumping
Flower colour:
orange
Fragrance:
Mildly fragrant
Flowering period:
June to August
Foliage:
green
USDA Hardiness:
zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
Mature height & width:
height: 2.5 ft (0.75 m) width: 1.5 ft (0.45 m)
Use:
borders, butterfly gardens

You won’t be surprised to learn the Butterfly Flower (Asclepias tuberosa) is critical to the monarch butterfly survival, which has plummeted in North America. By planting Butterfly Weed in your own garden you can help these beautiful insects. Prized for its flat-topped clusters of bright orange and yellow flowers it blooms continuously throughout the summer. Unlike other milkweeds there is no milky sap. Use often in dried flower arrangements.

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Main interest:
attracts pollinators
Exposure:
full sun
Soil humidity:
dry to moist soil
Growth type:
clumping
Flower colour:
orange
Fragrance:
Mildly fragrant
Flowering period:
June to August
Foliage:
green
USDA Hardiness:
zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
Mature height & width:
height: 2.5 ft (0.75 m) width: 1.5 ft (0.45 m)
Use:
borders, butterfly gardens

You won’t be surprised to learn the Butterfly Flower (Asclepias tuberosa) is critical to the monarch butterfly survival, which has plummeted in North America. By planting Butterfly Weed in your own garden you can help these beautiful insects. Prized for its flat-topped clusters of bright orange and yellow flowers it blooms continuously throughout the summer. Unlike other milkweeds there is no milky sap. Use often in dried flower arrangements.

Synonym(s): Asclepias decumbens

Also known as: Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Root, Orange Milkweed, Chigger Flower, Flux Root, Orange Root

SKU: ef81de9ab6ff    Category: All Plants (A to Z), Perennials, All Perennials (A to Z), Bee-friendly Perennials, Fragrant Perennials, Native Perennials, Perennials by Flower Colour, Orange Perennials, Perennials by Hardiness zone, Hardy zone 3a Perennials, Hardy zone 4a Perennials, Hardy zone 5a Perennials, Hardy zone 6a Perennials, Perennials by height, Medium Perennials (2 to 4 ft), Summer Blooming Perennials, Native Species, Perennial Flowers

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