Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

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I love Butterfly Weed! Its vibrant orange color makes it an attractive garden plant. Like all members of the Asclepias family, it is a host plant for Monarch butterflies. Unlike some of the other milkweeds, it is a clump-forming and deeply tap-rooted plant and thus, well-behaved in the landscape. Although not the preferred host plant for monarchs, they will happily use it when others are not available. Butterfly Weed attracts all kinds of pollinators, especially butterflies and bees! It is recommended as a monarch nectar source (Xerces.org) and is recommended as a preferred pollinator plant by the Xerces Society (Xerces.org). It can be late to emerge in the landscape, so do not give up on this tough and beautiful pollinator magnet.

Photo credit: John Blair

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I love Butterfly Weed! Its vibrant orange color makes it an attractive garden plant. Like all members of the Asclepias family, it is a host plant for Monarch butterflies. Unlike some of the other milkweeds, it is a clump-forming and deeply tap-rooted plant and thus, well-behaved in the landscape. Although not the preferred host plant for monarchs, they will happily use it when others are not available. Butterfly Weed attracts all kinds of pollinators, especially butterflies and bees! It is recommended as a monarch nectar source (Xerces.org) and is recommended as a preferred pollinator plant by the Xerces Society (Xerces.org). It can be late to emerge in the landscape, so do not give up on this tough and beautiful pollinator magnet.

Photo credit: John Blair

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Prefers full sun, but can often handle partial.

Soil Moisture: Medium-dry

Height: 2 feet

Plant Spacing: 1-3 feet

Bloom Time: June-August

Bloom Color: Orange

Advantages: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer Resistant, Great landscaping plant

Host plant: Monarch, Milkweed Tussock Moth, and 11 other species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

Complementary Plants: Prairie Phlox, Ohio Spiderwort

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