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.
Foliage:Gray-green, lanced shaped foliage.
Blooms:Mid Summer, Late Summer

Soil Preference: Dry Soil
Growth Rate: Slow grow rate first season, and then moderate.
Pruning: Remove flowers as they fade to prolong bloom time. Allow foliage to die back.
Form: Perennial
Flowers: Milkweed-like blossoms. Flowers about 1/4-inch across in short umbel-like cymes or clusters.
Size: Bareroot

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:

2021 Fall Shipping Schedule
Zones	Blueberries	All Other Fruits	Perennials, Bulbs & Flowers	Vegetable Plants & Starts
1A-4A	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
4B	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
5A	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
5B	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
6A	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
6B	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
7A	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
7B	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
8A & B	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
9A & B	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
10A & B	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21	9/20/21 - 10/29/21
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: Oct 25, 2021	All Grow Zones: Oct 25, 2021	All Grow Zones: Oct 25, 2021	All Grow Zones: Oct 25, 2021

2021 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Nematodes	Encapsulated Compost Worms
1A	5/10/21 - 10/29/21	5/10/21 - 10/29/21
1B - 2A	5/10/21 - 10/29/21	5/10/21 - 10/29/21
2B - 3B	4/26/21 - 10/29/21	4/26/21 - 10/29/21
4A - 6A	4/12/21 - 10/29/21	4/12/21 - 10/29/21
6B - 7A	4/5/21 - 10/29/21	4/5/21 - 10/29/21
7B - 8B	3/8/21 - 10/29/21	3/8/21 - 10/29/21
9A - 10B	2/22/21 -10/29/21	2/22/21 -10/29/21
Last Order Date	10/25/2021	10/25/2021

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

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

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