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Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp Milkweed is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-6, that matures to about 3-4 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in full sun with high water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect pink and white blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies, pollinators and beneficial insects, stands up well to deer, rabbits and wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 3-6
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 3-4 ft × 2-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators, Beneficial insects
- Tough against
- Deer, Rabbits, Wet soil
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Northeastern and southeastern United States
Freeze survival
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