Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

This stunning perennial provides a pop of bright orange color and is a host plant for Monarch butterflies. State-listed as Potentially Extirpated.

BLOOM TIME
  • July
  • August
SUNLIGHT
  • Full Sun
SOIL TYPE
  • Well Drained
  • Dry
  • Moist
  • Texture (Sand)
  • Texture (Loam)
  • Texture (Clay)
  • pH Acid <6.0
  • pH Neutral 6.0-8.0
HEIGHT

1-3'

CATERPILLAR SPECIES HOSTED

10-100

WILDLIFE BENEFITED

Caterpillars, Pollinators, Butterflies

Plant Datasheet

Artist: Jada Fitch

Photo Credit: Maine Audubon