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Asclepias tuberosa 'Deep Red' - Butterfly Milkweed - Asclepiadaceae (The Milkweed Family)
Asclepias tuberosa 'Deep Red' - Butterfly Milkweed - Asclepias tuberosa 'Deep Red' is a North American butterfly milkweed with nectar-rich, dark orange flowers.
Asclepias tuberosa 'Deep Red' - Asclepias tuberosa 'Deep Red' is a North American butterfly milkweed with nectar-rich, dark orange flowers.
 
11cm/15cm
Price: $19.99
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Flower Colour: Orange


Availability: Shipping begins in May/June when plants are ready.
Product Code: 13584
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Asclepias tuberosa 'Deep Red' is a very long-lived butterfly milkweed that blooms all summer long with deep orange flowers followed by attractive seed heads. Famously known for drawing Monarch butterflies! Flowers are of umbel form, dark red-orange in colour and nectar rich! It grows 20 inches tall with a 24 inch spread. Deadhead to stimulate more blooming cycles. Requires full sun and fast draining, dry soil. Late to emerge in spring so be patient. Use in the pollinator, cottage and rock garden, as a filler in borders and in fresh and dried bouquets. Pollinator attractor. Deer resistant.
Details
  • Class: Deciduous
  • Soil Moisture: Dry, Drought Tolerant, Average
  • Flowering Time: Summer
  • Fragrant: Yes
  • Foliage Colour: Green
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
  • Habitat: Dry open sandy and gravelly soils and grassy places by the sides of roads.
  • Geographical Origin: Americas - North America, Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
  • BC Native: No


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