Asclepias Incarnata

Asclepias Incarnata. Asclepias incarnata nc state university and n c. It stays in clumps and doesn t spread by roots like common milkweed.

Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed is an erect clump forming perennial prized for its brilliant clusters of fragrant lilac pink flowers which bloom continuously for weeks from mid to late summer. Asclepias incarnata commonly called swamp milkweed is an erect clump forming missouri native plant which is commonly found in swamps river bottomlands and wet meadows throughout the state it typically grows 3 4 tall less frequently to 5 on branching stems. Monarch butterfly garden bring home the butterflies.

Asclepias incarnata typically grow from two to four feet 0 6 to 1 2 m high making them excellent border plants.

It grows in damp to wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar like most other milkweeds it has latex containing toxic chemicals a. It stays in clumps and doesn t spread by roots like common milkweed. Asclepias incarnata typically grow from two to four feet 0 6 to 1 2 m high making them excellent border plants. Marsh milkweed asclepias incarnata from 3 50.