Native Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial
Soil Moisture: Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry
Height: 2'
Bloom Time: June-August
Bloom Color: Orange
Attracts: Butterflies and native bees
Resistance: Deer
Pollinator benefit: Larval host for Monarch butterfly, Grey Hairstreak, Queens; good nectar plant
Help save the Monarch butterfly!
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Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa ) is a host plant for the Monarch butterfly (host plants are the only plants that the caterpillars can live on) and the others listed above.
It grows best in a dry and sunny location. Mature plants in ideal locations can make as many as 20 stems at an average height of 2.’ The vivid orange color, low-mounded profile, and ability to attract and sustain butterflies make this plant a well-known favorite for all types of gardens. Butterfly weed has an interesting and unusual flower structure. Plant it among other mid-sized perennials.
some info from www.wildflower.org