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Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly milkweed
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Description
Milkweed is normally in the spotlight for its importance as a host for monarch butterflies. However, this genus of plants is an excellent food source for all kinds of pollinators! Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), is a well behaved clumping perennial that gets covered in flame orange flowers. Certainly makes a statement in the garden along with providing food for our pollinators!
Height: 1 to 2.5 feet
Width: 1 to 1.5 feet
Bloom: June to August
Light: Needs Full sun
Needs a dry, very well drained location to thrive.