Asclepias tuberosa (Butterflyweed)

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• Butterfly food source, and monarch caterpillar food source
• Native, prairie, or natural gardens
• Drought and sandy soil tolerant
• Pair with short grasses like Schizachyriums, Sporobolus, or Pennisetum.
  
• Native
• Bloom time: summer
• ​24" H x 24" W