{"product_id":"butterfly-weed-asclepias-tuberosa","title":"Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eButterfly Weed \u003cem\u003e(Asclepias tuberosa)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eButterfly Weed is the showiest of all native milkweeds — a drought-tolerant prairie perennial that blazes with intense orange flower clusters from June through August, drawing monarchs, swallowtails, fritillaries, and dozens of native bee species to its blooms. Unlike most milkweeds, it thrives in dry, well-drained soils, making it the milkweed of choice for upland gardens, roadsides, and prairie restorations across Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBotanical Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern and central North America from Maine to Florida and west to Colorado; native to Louisiana upland prairies, roadsides, and dry woodland margins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA Hardiness Zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1–2.5 feet tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e June–August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry to medium, well-drained; tolerates poor, sandy, and rocky soils; does not tolerate wet feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEcological Role\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eButterfly Weed is a monarch butterfly host plant and one of the most important pollinator plants in North America. Its flowers support 30+ species of native bees, multiple butterfly species, and hummingbirds. It is a larval host for monarch, queen, and gray hairstreak butterflies. Its seed pods split to release silky-tufted seeds that drift on the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn the Cajun Prairie Garden\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003ePrairie Movement Strip\u003c\/em\u003e collection at Big Mamou Enterprises, Butterfly Weed is a plant of extraordinary ecological generosity — a monarch lifeline and a prairie jewel that belongs in every Louisiana native garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Mamou Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49769045360880,"sku":null,"price":2.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/7171\/5056\/files\/butterfly-weed-asclepias-tuberosa.png?v=1779907109","url":"https:\/\/realtimecajun.com\/products\/butterfly-weed-asclepias-tuberosa","provider":"Big Mamou Enterprises","version":"1.0","type":"link"}