Butterfly Milkweed

Butterfly Milkweed
(Asclepias tuberosa)

Height:

• 2 to 3 feet

Bloom:

• June to August

Classification:

• Native
• Perennial

Sun:

• Full sun

Soil moisture:

• Dry to medium

Provides food for:

• Butterflies (flowers)
• Honey bees (flowers)
• Native bees (flowers)
• Hummingbirds (flowers, insects)
• Caterpillars (foliage)
• Songbirds (caterpillars and other insects)

Notes:

• Monarch caterpillars often use this milkweed more in the fall than the spring or summer.
• This species can be “loved to death.” It grows naturally in pretty hard, dry soil.

Native Range:

Relevant Backyard Ecology Resources:

Butterfly Milkweed

Plant Multiple Species of Native Milkweeds for Monarch Caterpillars

Milkweeds in Urban and Suburban Monarch Waystations with Dr. Adam Baker