Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) Seed Packet Size:Seed Packet (approx. 200 seeds) and prairies

and prairies

It prefers moist conditions but will tolerate normal soils just fine

It grows easily in medium to dry soils and can spread slowly over time to form a quality sunny groundcover if maintained properly

slightly spreading tufts (6-12” tall) of fine

Height 12-20'

Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) Seed Packet Size:Seed Packet (approx. 200 seeds) and prairiesMonarch Butterflies are fully and exclusively dependent upon milkweeds for laying eggs and for larva food source and they can nectar. These plants were once so plentiful they were literally called weeds because they were problematic in agricultural fields. However, that's no longer the case with regular Glyphosate treatments to agricultural fields wiping out all "weeds". With fragmentation, global climate change, pollution, and other threats this is a