Photo credit
Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Care
- Avoid wet, poorly drained soil.
- Established plants are best left undisturbed.
- Optional bloom tip: Removing spent flowers can encourage more blooms.
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 12 kinds of caterpillars
- Flower color
- Orange, yellow or red
- Bloom
- May to August
- Leaves
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1–2 feet; sometimes to 3
- Spread
- 1–1½ feet
- Light
- Part shade to full sun
- Soil moisture
- Somewhat dry to moist
Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.
- Containers
- Yes, listed for containersListed by NC State Extension Plant Toolbox (Landscape Location: Container), Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Container Gardening with Native Plants (2025)
- Container size
- Not recordedMeasure your pot’s depth; we can’t confirm this pot yet.
Native to Tennessee (state-specific source)