Description
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Seed Packet
Locally Sourced from 8.1 Ecoregion
Original Provenance: Chautauqua County, New York
Large rosy pink flowers with an attractive vanilla fragrance and month long bloom period. Less aggressive than Common Milkweed, making it ideal for smaller home gardens. Hawk moths, Swallowtails, Fritillaries, Monarchs, skippers, bumble bees and numerous other nectar seekers will visit – even an occasional hummingbird. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs exclusively on Milkweed plants, making them the sole food source for their larvae.
Additional Names: Pink Milkweed, Rose Milkweed
Packet Quantity: ≥30
Life Cycle: Perennial
Germination: Seeds germinate best after a 30 day period of cold moist stratification. Direct sow in late fall or artificially stratify in fridge. Plant no deeper than seed width.
Sun Exposure: Full-Part
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Zone: 3-9
Height: 4’
Spacing: 2’-3’
Bloom Time: June-August
Bloom Color: Pink
Host: Monarch Butterfly, Queen butterfly, Dogbane Tiger moth, and the Milkweed Tussock moth.
Features: Deer resistant, host plant, pollinator fav, clay tolerant, rain garden
*Please note – Lot number may differ from gallery image.*
