Asclepias tuberosa/Butterfly Weed

This milkweed cousin loves the sun, and moist to dry, well-drained sites. With it's showy bright flowers it's sure to please all sorts of pollinators. Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds are drawn to it's nectar. Flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies and leaves are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae (caterpillars). It is drought and deer resistant.

 Zone: 3 to 9

Height: 1.00 to 2.50 feet

Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet 

Flower Colour: Yellow/orange

Flowering Season: June to August

Soil Type: Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil

Water Needs:  Average to Dry   

Pollinator Attractant: Yes 

                                                                               

Proudly grown from seed at Wild Bloom Nursery in Kelowna, BC