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Orange Butterfly Plant
Invite the butterflies
Orange Butterfly Plant
Invite the butterflies
- Butterfly magnet
- Clusters of bright, orange flowers
- Naturalizes well
#09052
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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:
| Spring 2021 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Potatoes | Tomatoes & Peppers |
| 1A-4A | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/11/21 | 5/24/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 4B | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/11/21 | 5/24/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 5A | 5/10/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/11/21 | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 5B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/11/21 | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 6A | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/11/21 | 5/10/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 6B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/11/21 | 5/10/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 7A | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/25/21 - 6/11/21 | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 7B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 6/11/21 | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 8A | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/18/21 - 6/11/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 8B | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 6/11/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 9A & B | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 6/11/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 10A & B | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 6/11/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 |
| Last Order Date | 5/31/2021 | 6/7/2021 | 5/31/2021 |
| Spring 2021 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Tender Annuals | Fruit Trees | Onion Plants |
| 1A-4A | 5/7/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 4B | 5/7/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 5A | 5/7/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/22/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 5B | 5/3/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/22/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 6A | 4/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 6B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 7A | 4/15/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 7B | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 8A | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 1/25/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 8B | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 1/25/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 9A & B | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 1/4/21 - 5/7/21 |
| 10A & B | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 1/4/21 - 5/7/21 |
| Last Order Date | 5/31/2021 | 1A-7B: 5/31/2021 8A-10B: 5/10/2021 |
5/3/2021 |
| Spring 2021 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Bareroot Roses | All other Perennials & Potted Plants | Dormant Trees & Hedges |
| 1A-4A | 4/12/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/3/21 - 6/4/21 | 5/3/21 - 5/21/21 |
| 4B | 4/12/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/3/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/19/21 - 5/21/21 |
| 5A | 3/29/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 5/21/21 |
| 5B | 3/15/21 - 5/28/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 5/21/21 |
| 6A | 3/1/21 - 5/28/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/8/21 - 5/21/21 |
| 6B | 3/1/21 - 5/28/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 5/21/21 |
| 7A | 2/22/21 - 5/28/21 | 2/25/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 5/21/21 |
| 7B | 2/22/21 - 5/28/21 | 2/22/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 5/21/21 |
| 8A | 2/15/21 - 5/28/21 | 2/18/21 - 5/14/21 | 2/15/21 - 4/30/21 |
| 8B | 2/15/21 - 5/28/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/14/21 | 2/15/21 - 4/30/21 |
| 9A & B | 1/18/21 - 5/28/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 2/8/21 - 4/30/21 |
| 10A & B | 1/18/21 - 5/28/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 2/8/21 - 4/30/21 |
| Last Order Date | 5/24/2021 | 1A-7B: 5/31/2021 8A-10B: 5/10/2021 |
1A-7B: 5/17/2021 8A-10B: 4/26/2021 |
| Spring 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 |
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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