Butterfly Milkweed Seeds

BOTANICAL NAME

Asclepias tuberosa

LIFE CYCLE

• Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Summer through Fall

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 90 to 120 days

GROWTH HABIT

• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 28 inches

COLOR

• Orange

Butterfly Milkweed Seeds - Butterfly Weed Seed

Butterfly Milkweed just so happens to be a beautiful flower that has long suffered from an unfortunate name. Often known in old-fashioned circles as "Butterfly Weed", it is also sometimes referred to by the more marketing-savvy as "Butterfly Flower". But regardless of the moniker, this beautiful native is cherished by serious wild gardeners.

For best success with this perennial seed, we recommend Fall Planting. For Spring Planting, seeds should be cold stratified prior to sowing.

• • Perennial pollinator attractor native to North America
• • Heirloom variety with bright orange summer blooms
• • Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow
• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Low

PLANT SPACING

• 15 to 18 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

SEED PREP

• Stratification