Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Rose Milkweed or Swamp Milkweed hosts several Monarch or Swallowtail butterflies.. Like all members of the Asclepias genus, this milkweed is often used by monarch butterflies as a host plant.
This deer-resistant plant grows best in moist but will tolerate average soils, and blooms for about a month mid-summer. Later, large pods form which will break open to reveal seeds that will float away in the wind.
Light: Full to Partial
Height: 3-5 ft.
Bloom time: late July/August
Rose Milkweed or Swamp Milkweed hosts several Monarch or Swallowtail butterflies.. Like all members of the Asclepias genus, this milkweed is often used by monarch butterflies as a host plant.
This deer-resistant plant grows best in moist but will tolerate average soils, and blooms for about a month mid-summer. Later, large pods form which will break open to reveal seeds that will float away in the wind.
Light: Full to Partial
Height: 3-5 ft.
Bloom time: late July/August
Rose Milkweed or Swamp Milkweed hosts several Monarch or Swallowtail butterflies.. Like all members of the Asclepias genus, this milkweed is often used by monarch butterflies as a host plant.
This deer-resistant plant grows best in moist but will tolerate average soils, and blooms for about a month mid-summer. Later, large pods form which will break open to reveal seeds that will float away in the wind.
Light: Full to Partial
Height: 3-5 ft.
Bloom time: late July/August