Butterfly Weed

*deer resistant

Water: Low

Ideal Light: Full Sun

Soil: Dry to Moist. Prefers well-drained sandy soils. Tolerates drought.

Height: 1.5 - 2 feet

Bloom time: Summer

Pollinator Benefits: Larval host for Grey Hairstreak, Monarch, and Queens. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, provides special value to native bees, bumble bees, and honey bees.

Care: Needs to be transplanted carefully and requires good drainage. It takes 2-3 years before A. tuberosa produces its vibrant flowers, which appear in 2-3 inch clusters of orangish-red. Once established, it lasts for years, becoming thicker each year.