Butterfly Weed [Asclepias tuberosa]
HEIGHT: 2’
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Aug
SOIL MOISTURE: medium to dry
SUN EXPOSURE: full to partial
NOTES: Mounded habit. Monarch host. Thrives in sandy soil. Nectar source for hummingbirds and many butterfly species. Unique seedpods in the fall.
HEIGHT: 2’
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Aug
SOIL MOISTURE: medium to dry
SUN EXPOSURE: full to partial
NOTES: Mounded habit. Monarch host. Thrives in sandy soil. Nectar source for hummingbirds and many butterfly species. Unique seedpods in the fall.
HEIGHT: 2’
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Aug
SOIL MOISTURE: medium to dry
SUN EXPOSURE: full to partial
NOTES: Mounded habit. Monarch host. Thrives in sandy soil. Nectar source for hummingbirds and many butterfly species. Unique seedpods in the fall.
Photo Credit: Flora White, Michael J. Papay, Nathan May on iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/517635250