Red Butterflies Milkweed - Monrovia

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Monrovia Growers

Clusters of attractive buds open to bright scarlet-red and yellow flowers. This easy care, well-behaved plant needs little attention and provides wonderful color. Tolerates poor, unimproved soils. Ideal for naturalized areas, meadows, and borders. An herbaceous perennial.

Mature Height: 3 feetMature Width: 2 feetLight: Full Sun
 

Attracts,Butterflies
Brand,
Brand,
Botanical Name,
Bulb Size,
Bulbs per Package,
Deer Resistant,Yes
Evergreen or Deciduous,Deciduous
Family,
Family Name,Milkweed
Flower Color,
Bloom Time,Summer
Foliage Color,Green
Genus,
Genus Name,Asclepias
Model,
Tomato Class,
Tomato Type,
Weather,
Days to Emerge,
Days to Maturity,
Edible,
Features,
Growth Rate,Fast
Hardiness,
Hardiness Zone,8
Harvest Season,
Landscape Uses,Border, Container, Massing, Urban Garden
Light Needs,Full Sun
Mature Height,3 feet
Mature Width,2 feet
Prune Time,Spring Cleanup
Self Pollinating,
Water Needs,Average to Moist
Waterwise,Waterwise

 
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Essentials for Success

For flourishing plants, use potting soil for potted plants or planting mix for garden beds paired with Root Zone starter fertilizer is the perfect duo to foster robust root growth and minimize transplant shock.

Care

Planting & Growing
Thrives in slightly sandy to loamy, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Prune to the base periodically to rejuvenate plant. In harsh winter areas below zone 8, grow in containers and move to a sunny indoor spot before first frost.