Asclepias tuberosa
Butterflyweed

• Butterflyweed grows much shorter than other milkweed varieties- only 1-3 feet tall.

• It produces orange flowers in summer.

• Prefers full sun and dry, poor soil.

• It often grows better on roadsides than in the garden, however it has become a popular landscape plant. It has a deep tap root and does not transplant well.

• Milkweed is the only food source for monarch caterpillars.

• Drought tolerant and deer resistant.