The Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a native plant that should be in every sun-loving garden.
This brilliantly orange milkweed begins blooming in June and continues all through July. Butterfly Weed loves full sun and can handle both dry and moist soils. Place it where you want it, then let it be as the taproot makes transplanting difficult.
Butterfly Weed is a host plant for monarch butterflies. Soon after laying their eggs on the leaves of the plant, striped caterpillars (yellow, black and white) can be found nibbling away at the tasty green foliage.
That’s a good thing, let them eat!
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