Orange Butterfly Plant

Invite the butterflies

Butterfly magnet
Clusters of bright, orange flowers
Naturalizes well

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Product Description

Tiny, bright orange flowers grow in clusters that will have butterflies visiting nonstop. Blooms appear in early summer and are followed by seedpods later in the season. Excellent for making fresh or dried bouquets and ideal for naturalizing. Grows 24-36 in. tall and does best planted in full sun.

Product Details

Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa
Season: Spring
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Height: 24 - 36 inches
Spacing: 12 - 18 inches
Zone: 4 - 8
Spread: 24 inches
Color: Orange blossoms
Foliage: Gray-green, lanced shaped foliage.
Depth: Plant root 1 inch below soil surface.
Blooms: Summer

Soil Preference: Well-drained, dry, infertile soil.
Growth Rate: Slow grow rate first season, moderate there after.
Pruning: Remove flowers as they fade to prolong bloom time. Allow foliage to die back.
Form: Upright
Flowers: Tiny 1/4 inch flowers in many clusters (2 - 3).
Size: 1/4 inch

Shipping Information

Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:

Spring 2020 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Sweet Potatoes	Bareroot Roses	Tomatoes & Peppers	Potatoes
1A-4A	5/22 - 6/5	4/17 - 5/29	5/13 - 5/29	3/27 - 6/12
4B	5/22 - 6/5	4/17 - 5/29	5/13 - 5/29	3/27 - 6/12
5A	5/15 - 6/5	4/3 - 5/29	5/13 - 5/29	3/6 - 6/12
5B	5/1 - 6/5	3/20- 5/29	5/13 - 5/29	3/6 - 6/12
6A	5/1 - 6/5	3/6 - 5/29	4/22 - 5/29	3/6 - 6/12
6B	5/1 - 6/5	3/6 - 5/29	4/22 - 5/29	3/6 - 6/12
7A	5/1 - 6/5	2/27 - 5/29	4/22 - 5/29	2/27 - 6/12
7B	5/1 - 6/5	2/27 - 5/29	4/1 - 5/29	2/27 - 6/12
8A & B	4/24 - 6/5	2/20 - 5/29	4/1 - 5/29	2/20 - 6/12
9A & B	4/24 - 6/5	1/23 - 6/5	4/1 - 5/29	2/13 - 6/12
10A & B	4/17 - 6/5	1/23 - 5/5	4/1 - 5/29	2/13 - 6/12
Last Order Date	6/1/2020	5/25/2020	5/25/2020	6/8/2020

Spring 2020 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Tender Annuals	Onion Plants	All other Perennials & Potted Plants
1A-4A	4/30 - 6/5	4/10 - 5/8	5/1 - 6/5
4B	4/30 - 6/5	4/3 - 5/8	5/1 - 6/5
5A	4/30 - 6/5	3/27 - 5/8	4/3 - 6/5
5B	4/30 - 6/5	3/27 - 5/8	3/20 - 6/5
6A	4/30 - 6/5	3/6 - 5/8	3/6 - 6/5
6B	4/30 - 6/5	2/27 - 5/8	3/6 - 6/5
7A	4/2 - 6/5	2/20 - 5/8	2/27 - 6/5
7B	4/2 - 6/5	2/13 - 5/8	2/27 - 6/5
8A & B	4/2 - 6/5	1/30 - 5/8	2/20 - 5/15
9A & B	4/2 - 6/5	1/2 - 5/8	2/13 - 5/15
10A & B	4/2 - 6/5	1/2 - 5/8	2/13 - 5/15
Last Order Date	6/1/2020	5/4/2020	1A-7B: 6/1/2020 8A-10B: 5/11/2020

2020 Insects Shipping Schedule
Zones	Lacewings, Lady Beetles & Encapsulated Earthworms
1A	5/13/20 - 10/30/20
1B - 2A	5/13/20 - 10/30/20
2B - 3B	4/29/20 - 10/30/20
4A - 6A	4/15/20 - 10/30/20
6B - 7A	4/8/20 - 10/30/20
7B - 8B	3/11/20 - 10/30/20
9A - 10B	2/25/20 - 10/30/20
Last Order Date	10/23/2020

Shipping Note:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.

Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.

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