Latin Name: Asclepias incarnata
Height: 48 inches
Spread: 32 inches
Sunlight: Full Sun; Part Shade
Bloom Time: July-August
Hardiness Zone: 2a
Description:Swamp Milkweed has fuchsia flat-top flowers with rose overtones at the ends of the stems from mid summer to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its narrow leaves remain grayish green in color throughout the season. This native is an important source of food for both Monarch larvae and butterflies.
Attracts: Bees; Butterflies
Other Names: Swamp Milkweed