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Butterfly Milkweed
Botanical Name:
Asclepias tuberosa- Round clusters of orange flowers
- Attractive seed heads appear when flowers finish
- Food source for Monarch butterflies
- Bloom Time: Summer
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Hardiness Zone
4
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Flower Colour
- Orange
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Height
30 cm-60 cm
Width
Spread
30 cm-50 cm
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Sunny
Exposure
- Full Sun
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Soil Moisture
- Average to Dry Soils
- Well-drained
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Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Butterflies
- Attracts Pollinators
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Growth Rate
- Medium
Palette
Foliage Colour
- Green (dark)
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Critter
- Deer Resistant
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Attributes
- Cut Flower/Foliage
- Dried Flower/Foliage
- Drought Tolerant
- Native to Ontario
- Salt Tolerant
- Seed
Local_Florist
Flowering Time
- Summer
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Shape
- Clumping
- Upright
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Garden Uses
- Border/edging
- Naturalizing
- Rock garden
Additional Details
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Growing Tips & Maintenace
- Asclepias grows in a dry to average, well-drained soil and is drought tolerant. Slow to emerge in the spring. Mature plants seed freely. Asclepias tuberosa has a deep tap root and does not like to be disturbed, once established. The tuberous root can rot in poorly-drained soils. Susceptible to leaf rust.
Note
Additional Notes
- Native to Ontario The root was widely used by Aboriginals and pioneers alike, to treat bronchial and pulmonary disorders.

Butterfly Milkweed
Size: PL50

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