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.