Description
Common Name: Swamp Milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias incarnata
Light Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium – Moist
Mature Height: 3 – 4 ft.
Mature Width: 2 – 3 ft.
Pot Size: 1 quart
Price: $7.00
Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed
$7.00
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is an herbaceous perennial in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family that is native to Southeastern North Carolina and throughout the Eastern US. The attractive pink to rose-purple flowers mature in mid-spring and last into early fall. The seed pods split open to release seeds that float on the wind. Milkweed is an important food source for Monarch butterfly caterpillars (Danaus plexippus), and the flowers are visited by many pollinators. It is resistant to browsing by deer.
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Photo Credit: Flowers | Charlotte Glen |CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Additional information
| Pot Size | 1 Quart |
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