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Plants are slow to emerge, however, they will produce flat-topped flower clusters and seed heads that attract Monarch butterflies and other species.
• | Full Sun |
• | Attracts Butterflies |
• | Medium |
• | Deer Resistant |
• | Summer |
• | Clumping |
• | Green (dark) |
• | Container Plants |
A cultivar of the native perennial, growing in a dry to average, well-drained soil and is drought tolerant. Slow to emerge in the spring. Mature established plants seed freely. Asclepias tuberosa has a deep tap root and does not like to be disturbed once established. The tuberous root can rot in poorly drained soils. Susceptible to leaf rust.