
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
This is a pollinator powerhouse. Milkweed plants are critical to the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. Swamp Milkweed will behave well in a sunny garden. Its pink blooms are sure to be covered in pollinators in the summertime!
Native range: Eastern and central North America, from Manitoba and Nova Scotia south to Georgia, west to Louisiana and Texas, and north to North Dakota
Size: 3-5 feet tall, space 18-36 inches apart
Growing conditions: Full to partial sun, medium to wet soil
Bloom period: June through August
Wildlife value: Attracts butterflies, bees, and other pollinators; essential larval host for Monarch butterflies; highly attractive to adult monarchs for nectar; supports beneficial predatory insects
Garden benefits: Deer resistant, drought tolerant, pollinator favorite, low maintenance
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
This is a pollinator powerhouse. Milkweed plants are critical to the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. Swamp Milkweed will behave well in a sunny garden. Its pink blooms are sure to be covered in pollinators in the summertime!
Native range: Eastern and central North America, from Manitoba and Nova Scotia south to Georgia, west to Louisiana and Texas, and north to North Dakota
Size: 3-5 feet tall, space 18-36 inches apart
Growing conditions: Full to partial sun, medium to wet soil
Bloom period: June through August
Wildlife value: Attracts butterflies, bees, and other pollinators; essential larval host for Monarch butterflies; highly attractive to adult monarchs for nectar; supports beneficial predatory insects
Garden benefits: Deer resistant, drought tolerant, pollinator favorite, low maintenance