Swamp Rose Milkweed. Swamp milkweed is an excellent choice as a food source for the larval stage of the. Several fields in this new section of the park are under cultivation by a local farmer until the park restoration can begin more fully there.
Although it probably grows better given care like that of it s natural conditions. Plant asclepias incarnata or swamp milkweed to naturalize or in butterfly rain gardens. 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.
Swamp milkweed is a native colonizing perennial wildflower useful for wetland rehabilitation.
At the edge of one of them is a lovely stand of bright pink swamp rose milkweed asclepias incarnata these wetland milkweeds host monarch butterflies of course as well as swallowtails some frittilaries native bees and skippers. Excellent for rain ga. 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. It s well behaved and grows in a wide range of climates despite it s name.