BUTTERFLY MILKWEED
Summary
Butterfly Milkweed is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. It is very drought tolerant. New growth tends to emerge late in the spring. Plants are easily grown from seed, but may take 2-3 years to produce flowers. Butterfly Milkweed does not transplant well due to its deep taproot.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 1 - Northwest Coastal, 4 - Mountain, 5 - Midwest, 6 - Northeast Lakes, 7 - Great Lakes South, 9 - Southeast, 11 - South Texas, 12 - Southwest
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- 18" - 24"
- Bloom Period
- Mid-Summer
- Bloom Color
- Orange
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Growing Cycle
- Perennial
- Growth Habit
- Rhizomatous
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Fall
- Plant Depth
- 0.25" - 0.5"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 65° F
- Establishment
- Hard
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 70,000
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Tracheobionta
- Super Division
- Spermatophyta
- Division
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Subclass
- Asteridae
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
- Species
- Asclepias tuberosa
Coverage Area & Available Sizes
Applications
Attractive in mass plantings as well as in species mixes
Larval host for Monarchs, and nectar source for pollinators
