Orange Milkweed, Butterfly Weed
Scientific name: Asclepias tuberosa
Orange milkweed is a perennial native to most of Florida, including Alachua County, that dies back in Winter. It likes sun and soil that is neither wet nor extremely dry to soil that experiences very long very dry periods. It gets its scientific name from its long, tuberous root that helps it survive in drier or sandier soils. It is a larval host for monarch, queen, and soldier butterflies. This is not the preferred milkweed for monarch caterpillars but they will consume it if it is with other milkweeds they are eating.
Size: assorted small pots
Scientific name: Asclepias tuberosa
Orange milkweed is a perennial native to most of Florida, including Alachua County, that dies back in Winter. It likes sun and soil that is neither wet nor extremely dry to soil that experiences very long very dry periods. It gets its scientific name from its long, tuberous root that helps it survive in drier or sandier soils. It is a larval host for monarch, queen, and soldier butterflies. This is not the preferred milkweed for monarch caterpillars but they will consume it if it is with other milkweeds they are eating.
Size: assorted small pots
Scientific name: Asclepias tuberosa
Orange milkweed is a perennial native to most of Florida, including Alachua County, that dies back in Winter. It likes sun and soil that is neither wet nor extremely dry to soil that experiences very long very dry periods. It gets its scientific name from its long, tuberous root that helps it survive in drier or sandier soils. It is a larval host for monarch, queen, and soldier butterflies. This is not the preferred milkweed for monarch caterpillars but they will consume it if it is with other milkweeds they are eating.
Size: assorted small pots