Plant Calculator
Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Asclepias tuberosa you will need.
*Correct and successful spacing is complex and depends on project conditions.
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Milkweed
- Native perennial
- Beautiful orange flowers all summer
- Attractive seed heads
- Food source for Monarch butterflies
- Category: Perennials
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Height: 12-24 in
- Spread: 12-20 in
- Bloom Color: Orange
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Foliage Color
| • | Dark Green |
Attributes
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Native |
| • | Naturalizing |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Summer |
