Product Details
Page Number 24
Growing Zones 3 to 9
Flowering Season Summer
Light Requirements Full Sun
Fragrant n
Attracts Butterflies y
Attracts Hummingbirds y
Size Shipped 3" pot
Height 18-36"
Flowering Yes
Spacing 1.25 ft to 1.5 ft
Genus Asclepias
Species tuberosa
Subspecies Orange Butterfly Weed
Common Name Butterfly Weed, Orange (Asclepias)

Butterfly Weed, Orange (Asclepias)

#F08467
  • 3" pot
  • $12.95
A butterfly magnet! The fragrant nectar of these carefree perennials attracts scores of butterflies. Clusters of star-shaped flowers are produced from early July through August followed by milkweed-type seed pods. Umbrella-shaped plants tolerate poor, sandy soils. Like other milkweeds, they can be slow to start. Height varies from 18-24". Bright, tangerine orange flowers.


Growing Zone: 3 to 9

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Own Root

Height: 18-36"

State Restrictions

AK;HI

Growing Zones 3 to 9
Page Number 24
Flowering Season Summer
Light Requirements Full Sun
Fragrant n
Attracts Butterflies y
Attracts Hummingbirds y
Size Shipped 3" pot
Height 18-36"
Flowering Yes
Spacing 1.25 ft to 1.5 ft
Genus Asclepias
Species tuberosa
Subspecies Orange Butterfly Weed
Common Name Butterfly Weed, Orange (Asclepias)