Asclepias incarnata ~ Swamp Milkweed - Delivered By ServeScape
Asclepias incarnata ~ Swamp Milkweed-ServeScape
Asclepias incarnata ~ Swamp Milkweed-ServeScape

Asclepias incarnata

Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed

Regular price$12.90
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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Swamp Milkweed is an upright native perennial often found in swamps, rivers, and wet meadows with green lance-like leaves. Tight clusters of small, fragrant flowers come in shades of pink and mauve and bloom in late spring to summer. Performs best in full sun and moist to wet soils, but can tolerate average soils. The milky sap released from damaged stems is toxic if ingested.

Asclepias are the sole host plants for the Monarch Butterfly, and also hosts the Queen Butterfly and various moth larva.  The nectar provides for various pollinators and attracts hummingbirds.  Learn more about planting for butterflies with Georgia natives with this brochure.

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

N. America, GA Native

Height: 

2’ - 4’

Spread: 

2’ - 3’

Spacing: 

3’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun 

Bloom Color: 

Pink

Season of Interest: 

Spring, Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant.  Water regularly.  Foliage is slow to emerge in spring.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders Ponds and Streams, Wetlands, Meadows, Native Gardens, and Containers

COMPANION PLANTS: Sweet Flag, Cattail, False Indigo

IMAGES: FritzflohrreynoldsAsclepias incarnata - Swamp MilkweedCC BY-SA 3.0, (2) USFWS Mountain-PrairieSwamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Sand Lake Wetland Management District 01 (14386831375)CC BY 2.0

* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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