Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa Common Name: Butterfly Weed Species Category: Dry Prairie/Savanna Forb A wonderful plant to attract butterflies and colorful native bees and wasps, this stunning orange-blooming wildflower prefers dry soils and full to partial sun. A favorite food plant of the caterpillar stage of the Monarch butterfly, this species grows to about 2' in height.

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