Butterfly MilkweedButterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is one of the most cheerful and rewarding native wildflowers you can grow in a dry western garden. Its vivid orange blooms seem to glow in the summer landscape and quickly become a magnet for butterflies, bees, and other beneficial pollinators. Unlike many milkweeds, it has a tidy, upright habit and doesnt spread aggressively, making it easy to tuck into pollinator beds, xeriscapes, meadow plantings, or even