Butterfly Milkweed

Butterfly Milkweed
(Asclepias tuberosa)

Availability:

• Anticipated for later in the season

Height:

• 2 to 3 feet

Bloom:

• June to August

Classification:

• Native
• Perennial

Sun:

• Full sun

Soil moisture:

• Dry to medium

Used by:

• Butterflies (flowers),
• Honey bees (flowers),
• Native bees (flowers),
• Hummingbirds (flowers),
• Caterpillars (foliage)

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

Diversity Matters When Gardening for Monarchs

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

Lightning bugs and Fireflies – A conversation with Lynn Faust, Part 2