Aquatic Milkweed Care. Herbaceous perennial 10 to 18 inches tall 25 45 cm. It is not rare or threatened but the seeds are difficult to come by since they are seldom collected from their host plants.
Pros and cons of aquatic milkweed. Aquatic milkweed grows in full sun in soil that is continuously wet. Beds and borders bees attract feed bees cottage informal drought tolerant flower arranging gravel low maintenance meadow naturalised in turf prairie planting wildflower wildlife.
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Aquatic milkweed can be found in low swampy areas woods and ditches. Amphibians reptiles ducks etc. Native to stream sides it is generally most common in lightly shaded woodlands near streams. Abundant water don t let the soil dry out propagation.