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Asclepias tuberosa


Millgrove Perennials
Common Namemilk weed/butterfly weed
Height50cm
Width50cm
Bloom TimeJuly-Aug
Zone4
Native plant with bright orange flowers that attract butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects. Very long flowering period. Great as a cut flower, and seed pods can be used in dried flower arrangements. Great for Monarch butterflies!
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