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Sun: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained, dry to moderately dry; sandy, rocky, or gravelly
Height: 1–2 feet
Bloom: June–August
A low, branching milkweed with clusters of vivid orange flowers that seem almost to glow against dry grasses and open ground. Butterfly Weed is a deeply rooted perennial of sunny prairies, open woodlands, and dry slopes, and its flowers are visited by a wide range of bees and butterflies. Like other milkweeds, it is also a host plant for monarch and other milkweed-dependent caterpillars, making it a particularly valuable addition to a native pollinator garden.
Sun: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained, dry to moderately dry; sandy, rocky, or gravelly
Height: 1–2 feet
Bloom: June–August
A low, branching milkweed with clusters of vivid orange flowers that seem almost to glow against dry grasses and open ground. Butterfly Weed is a deeply rooted perennial of sunny prairies, open woodlands, and dry slopes, and its flowers are visited by a wide range of bees and butterflies. Like other milkweeds, it is also a host plant for monarch and other milkweed-dependent caterpillars, making it a particularly valuable addition to a native pollinator garden.