Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa

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   Highly Deer Resistant 

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    

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)

Provenance:  Original seeds purchased PMN 2024 grown out in my garden pepperell, MA and seeds harvest 2024 & 2025 and grown