Sun Exposure: Sun - Part Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Soil Type: Rich Loam, Clay
Height: 2-4 feet
Spread: 2 feet
Blooms: July, August
Root: Fibrous, Rhizomatous - non-aggresive
Habitat: Wet Meadows, Floodplains, Marshes
Landscape uses: Rain gardens, Ponds, Pollinator gardens, Deer resistant
Wildlife Value: Nectar attracts a variety of bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. Will attract hummingbirds who feed on nectar. Host Plant: Monarch Butterfly
Seed Origin: Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Germination Code: C(30)
Asclepias incarnata - Rose Milkweed
Swamp Milkweed is an attractive and elegant plant for landscape use or naturalization. It is the only milkweed species that prefers moist to wet sites, and is great for that low spot that stays wet for most of the year, or along ponds or streams.