Description
Rose (Swamp) Milkweed Asclepias incarnata
QUART POT
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Moist, Wet
Soil: Sand, Loam, Clay
Height: 3 to 5 ft
Bloom Season: June, July
Flower Color: Deep Pink
Notes:
Rose Milkweed grows best in moist soil, but will tolerate average soils. It blooms for about a month in mid-summer. After flowering, the plant forms large green pods that will break open to reveal seeds that blow away in the wind.
Benefits pollinators, butterflies, and birds. Host Plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars. Also attracts Swallowtail butterflies, Greater Fritillaries, skippers, bumblebees. Deer resistant. Also called Swamp Milkweed.
