Butterfly, Milkweed Seed
Butterfly Milkweed Seed
- Brilliant orange clusters become pollinator magnets
- Native host plant supports developing monarch caterpillars
- Two-foot plants thrive in sunny lean soil
- Drought-tolerant roots suit low-water gardens
Key Attributes
About Butterfly, Milkweed Seed, Milkweed Seed
The Butterfly Asclepias is sun-loving, easy to grow and blooms brilliant, vibrant orange colored blooms that will attract may pollinators to the garden. This stunning variety and can reach 2' feet tall. Sow in early January for first year blooms.
Growing details
Plant profile
Seed & variety
Before Planting
Planting
Watering
Fertilizer
Harvesting
Tips
Pests & Diseases
Milkweed may develop leaf spots, rust, powdery mildew, or viral mosaics. Minor spotting usually needs only sanitation, but persistent mottling, distortion, or stunting warrants whole-plant removal. Avoid moving symptomatic plants among pollinator gardens, thin dense colonies, and clean tools before collecting pods or propagating roots.
Milkweed can attract aphids, thrips, spider mites, Japanese beetles, and slugs. Scout flowers and new growth regularly, handpick when practical, and protect beneficial insects with targeted controls.
Native States & Regions
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Native regions: Widespread Native
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Butterfly Milkweed offers nectar to butterflies and many other insect pollinators. Its foliage can also feed monarch and milkweed tussock moth caterpillars. This makes it both a flowering resource and a host plant; leave healthy leaves available and combine it with other seasonally blooming native flowers.
Butterfly Milkweed Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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