3 Bare Root Butterfly Weed Plants - Asclepias tuberosa Perennial Wildflower & Monarch Host

Product Overview

These 3 bare root Butterfly Weed plants (Asclepias tuberosa) are native perennial wildflowers ideal for pollinator-friendly gardens. Known for their bright orange blooms, they attract monarch butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds, making them a valuable addition to natural landscaping and wildflower meadows.

Key Features

• Set of 3 bare root Butterfly Weed plants
• Essential host plant for monarch butterflies and other pollinators
• Drought-tolerant and hardy in USDA zones 3-9
• Produces vibrant orange flowers from summer to early fall
• Suitable for meadows, borders, and pollinator gardens

Growing Information

Butterfly Weed thrives in full sun and prefers well-drained sandy or loamy soil. It requires low to moderate watering and is drought-tolerant once established. The plants grow at a medium rate, reaching mature heights between 12 and 30 inches. This perennial wildflower blooms from summer through early fall, adding color and supporting local pollinators.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.