Asclepias incarnata (red milkweed)
Also known as rose or swamp milkweed, this moisture-loving plant is the milkweed for clay soil. It’s an excellent pollinator plant and frequently included in rain gardens. Like all milkweeds, it is a host plant for monarch butterflies. It also hosts queen butterflies, dogbane tiger moths, and the milkweed tussock moth. The flowers have a vanilla-like scent.
Type: Perennial
Bloom time: June, July, August
Light: Full Sun, Partial
Water: Medium, Wet
Height: 3 to 5 feet
Sold as: Small pot (2.5” x 3.5”)
Also known as rose or swamp milkweed, this moisture-loving plant is the milkweed for clay soil. It’s an excellent pollinator plant and frequently included in rain gardens. Like all milkweeds, it is a host plant for monarch butterflies. It also hosts queen butterflies, dogbane tiger moths, and the milkweed tussock moth. The flowers have a vanilla-like scent.
Type: Perennial
Bloom time: June, July, August
Light: Full Sun, Partial
Water: Medium, Wet
Height: 3 to 5 feet
Sold as: Small pot (2.5” x 3.5”)
Also known as rose or swamp milkweed, this moisture-loving plant is the milkweed for clay soil. It’s an excellent pollinator plant and frequently included in rain gardens. Like all milkweeds, it is a host plant for monarch butterflies. It also hosts queen butterflies, dogbane tiger moths, and the milkweed tussock moth. The flowers have a vanilla-like scent.
Type: Perennial
Bloom time: June, July, August
Light: Full Sun, Partial
Water: Medium, Wet
Height: 3 to 5 feet
Sold as: Small pot (2.5” x 3.5”)
