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Mystic Meadows Gardens

Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa

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Native Perennial to all of New England States .  Bright orange blooms June-August, although may vary  from deep red-orange to yellow. It also doesn't have the typical sticky milky white sap that other Milkweed species have. Fast Growing,   Height 1-2ft

Benefits: Nectar source for butterflies and hummingbirds, Special Value to : Native bees, Bumble bees and Honey Bees, Larval host plants for the monarch butterfly, Grey Hairstreak, Queens

Prefers: Full Sun,  medium to dry well drained soil   

This plant can spread although not aggressively

Highly Deer Resistant 

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASTU

Learn more about milkweed:  https://www.masshort.org/blog/milkweed

Companion Plants:  Monarda fistulosa(wild bergamot), Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed susan), Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem) and Sorghastrum nutans(indian grass)


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