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]]>Clusters of fragrant, cloudlike white flowers cover the Ice Ballet Asclepias Incarnata, more commonly known as white butterfly flower or swamp milkweed. The tall stalks wave in the breeze, enticing butterflies and hummingbirds alike from late spring to midsummer.
A gorgeous addition to the full sun landscape, with luxurious lance-shaped foliage that complements the blossoms for beautiful cut flower arrangements.
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Includes: 1 bare root Asclepia
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]]>Do you ever just get that feeling when you see a plant that it’s destined to be in your garden? Well, say hello to your Soulma! This stunning Asclepias is a carefree, long-lived, and remarkably drought-tolerant beauty producing dense clusters of showy, rosy pink blossoms from early summer to fall. Beyond being irresistible to monarch butterflies with its sweet vanilla aroma, you can encourage even more flowers by cutting back the spent bloo!
This low-maintenance bloomer brings just as much happiness to gardeners as it does to the pollinators that frequently come to visit. Enj!
Fun Fact: Asclepias are the only plants monarch butterflies will lay their eggs on. Therefore, when you grow this Butterfly Weed, you’re actually supporting this spectacular butterfly species. Plus, when the eggs hatch, countless caterpillars will feed off the plant until they’re ready to enter that magical transition from caterpillar to butterf!
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Includes: 1 bare root Asclepia
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]]>Quite literally the opposite of mellow yellow, this low-maintenance Asclepias is a prized perennial characterized by blazing yellow flower clusters. Much to the delight of butterflies, hummingbirds, and songbirds, the sunny blossoms are produced from early summer through early fall. Plus, you can encourage even more carefree flowers by cutting back the spent bloo!
Fun Fact: Asclepias are the only plants monarch butterflies will lay their eggs on. Therefore, when you grow a Butterfly Bush, you’re actually supporting this spectacular butterfly species. Plus, when the eggs hatch, countless caterpillars will feed off the plant until they’re ready to enter that magical transition from caterpillar to butterf!
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Includes: 1 bare root Asclepia
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]]>Asclepias Tuberosa (butterfly milkweed) is a beautiful perennial native to the dry and rocky open spaces of Missouri. Clusters of bright yellow-to-orange flowers dance atop tall stems, enticing the butterflies that give it the common name butterfly weed. Naturally tolerant and well adapted to compacted soil conditions, this stunner adds fragrance and texture to the landscape while providing an important food source for the Monarch butterfly.
Chosen as the Plant of the Year in 2017 by the Perennial Plant Association, orange butterfly weed makes a great addition to floral arrangements and is also attractive to both bees and hummingbirds. Partial to dry, well-drained soils, with long lasting blooms from early to mid-summer. A favorite milkweed of butterflies.
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Includes: 1 bare root Asclepia
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