Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
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Swamp Milkweed is a Virginia native local-ecotype wildflower that typically reaches 3–5 ft and blooms in early summer, mid summer, late summer, and fall with pink/purple flowers. It offers exceptional pollinator value, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spread
- 2–3 ft
- Bloom Time
- Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
- Bloom Color
- Pink/purple
- Garden Goals
- Attract Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Feed Birds, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Long Bloom Season, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Butterfly garden; rain garden; pollinator garden; wet meadow
- Wildlife Value
- Monarch and Queen butterflies; milkweed specialists
Swamp Milkweed grows best in full sun or part shade with medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 3–5 ft tall and 2–3 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support hummingbirds, butterflies, native bees, and birds. Notable wildlife value includes: Monarch and Queen butterflies; milkweed specialists. It is well suited to Butterfly garden, rain garden, pollinator garden, wet meadow.
Good to know: Milkweed host plant; excellent for moist areas.