Asclepias incarnata / Swamp Milkweed

Swamp Milkweed is showy and easy to grow. Rose-pink blooms with honey-sweet aroma and attractive, tapering foliage. Clumping form, non-aggressive.

In the wild, found in wet meadows and open, low ground. Fantastic nectar plant for butterflies and other pollinators. Deer resistant.

Host plant for Monarch butterfly.

Height: 3′    Blooms: June, July

Siting: Average, moist or wet soil, sun to part sun. Tolerates drier conditions.

Deer Resistance: High

Provenance: NJ