Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed

• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Sun Exposure: Full Sun
• Soil Moisture: Medium to wet
• Height: Up to 4 feet
• Spread: Up to 3 feet
• Bloom Color: Pink
• Bloom Time: Summer
• Deer Resistant: yes

Swamp milkweed prefers medium–wet soils and full sun but can tolerate average soils.  This plant has deep taproots, so it’s best left undisturbed after it’s established. The flowers are very attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and it’s a host plant for the Monarch Butterfly.