Butterfly Milkweed T-Shirt
Butterfly Milkweed T-Shirt
Size & fit
Comfort Colors 1717. Relaxed fit, true to size; size down for a closer fit.
| Size | Chest width (in) | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|
| S | 18 ¼ | 26 ⅝ |
| M | 20 ¼ | 28 |
| L | 22 | 29 ⅜ |
| XL | 24 | 30 ¾ |
| 2XL | 26 | 31 ⅝ |
| 3XL | 27 ¾ | 32 ½ |
| 4XL | 29 ¾ | 33 ½ |
Measured flat: chest across, 1 in below the armholes; length from the high shoulder. Compare with a T-shirt you own and like.
Each shirt is garment-dyed after it is sewn, so the colour can vary slightly from shirt to shirt.
Walcott's orange milkweed, painted life-size.
The shirt
- Comfort Colors 1717: heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and pre-shrunk.
- The full plate on the back; a detail from it on the left chest.
- Wash cold, inside out; tumble dry low. Don't iron over the print.
Shipping & production
Each shirt is printed for you after you order. Most orders are printed and on their way within 2–5 business days; delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout. Shipping is shown at checkout before you pay.
Returns
If your shirt arrives damaged, misprinted or defective, contact us within 30 days of delivery with a photo and we'll send a replacement or a refund. Because every shirt is printed to order, we can't accept returns or exchanges for size or a change of mind, so please check the size chart above before ordering.
Plate 019
From the book
- Species
- Asclepias tuberosa
- As named in the book
- Butterfly Weed.
- Artist
- Mary Vaux Walcott
- Book
- North American Wild Flowers, vol. I, pl. 36, 1925
“The butterflyweed is probably our most beautiful orange-colored wild flower.”
Then and now
One of the milkweeds monarch caterpillars feed on.
Field notes
A milkweed whose sap isn't milky.
Mary Vaux Walcott painted it life-size for the Smithsonian in 1925 and wrote that it was "probably our most beautiful orange-colored wild flower," visited by hosts of butterflies.
She also noticed what sets it apart: "Curiously enough, however, its juice is not milky." Most milkweeds bleed white sap when broken; this one runs clear. Below ground it sends down a deep taproot, sometimes several feet, which is why it shrugs off drought and resents being moved.
It earns the name. Butterflies crowd its flat orange flower heads in summer, and monarchs lay eggs on it: like other milkweeds, it's a food plant for their caterpillars.