Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 1-2.5 ft × 1-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, orange and red blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and erosion, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

3-9

Sun

Full sun

Water

Low

Mature size

1-2.5 ft × 1-1.5 ft

Growth rate

Slow

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry

Bloom color

Yellow, Orange, Red

Bloom season

Summer

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths, Pollinators

Tough against

Deer, Drought, Erosion, Rabbits, Salt

Native to

Eastern and southern United States