Growing Swamp Milkweed In Pots. Swamp milkweed species such as a. How to grow asclepias incarnata plants in your garden gardener s hq guide to growing swamp milkweed.
They can be grown in containers that have no drain holes in the bottom of pot. Dig 1 2 feet deep and 1 2 feet wide around the base of the plant depending on its size. Perennis require wet conditions.
As hinted at by the name this plant likes to have wet feet moist soil.
Container grown milkweed can be overwintered in a building or garage and placed back outside in spring. Partial sun generally will result in smaller plants with fewer flowers. Milkweed is sometimes known as the butterfly plant as it is the sole source of food for monarch caterpillars. Some in small pots that go into the greenhouse over winter so i will have something growing and blooming early in spring and some during the growing season in large pots that sit outside near the greenhouse and also on the deck.