Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Flower
Family: Apocynaceae
(Dogbane Family)
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Height: 1-3 feet
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Spread: 12-18 inches
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Bloom Time: mid-June to August
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Bloom: vivid orange umbrel cluster; upright pods
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Light: full sun
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Soil: sandy, loamy well-drained soils; tolerates poor soil
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Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant
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Use: naturalize, rain gardens, meadows, prairies, native beds, borders; cut flowers; Monarch
butterfly, Queen Butterfly and Milkweed Tussock Moth larval host plant; attracts other butterflies like the Great Spangles Fritillary and other beneficial insects like bees, wasps, ants, flies and Milkweed leaf beetles; attracts hummingbirds; reduces erosion
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Care: mature plants
may freely self-seed in the landscape if seed pods are not removed prior to
splitting open; does not transplant well due to its deep taproot, and is
probably best left undisturbed once established.
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems; crown rot can be a problem in wet, poorly drained
soils; susceptible to rust and leaf spot
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Native to: Dane County and most of Wisconsin; North America from south Ontario and New York to Minnesota and south to Florida and Colorado
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Notes: deer resistant
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Supplier: Agrecol
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G104; Naturalistic Garden H099; Demonstration Prairie I002; Rain Garden J032; Pollinator Garden C090
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