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Orange Butterfly Milkweed

Orange Butterfly Milkweed
Item# asc-tub
$2.25

Product Description

(Asclepias tuberosa) Used as a medicinal plant by Native Americans, Orange Butterfly Milkweed was then adopted as an ornamental by early American gardeners. It was so popular in fact that this necessary food source for Monarch butterflies became very reduced in numbers in the wild. Easy to grow from seed, this perennial will feed many butterflies in your garden. Most/full sun - 3-4 feet - Perennial - 25+ seeds.