Common name: Swamp Milkweed; Rose Milkweed
Scientific name: Asclepias incarnata
Category: Native Forb, Common Perennial
Sample mature size: 1.2 m tall, 0.5 m wide; 4 ft tall, 2 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Medium-wet, Average
Soil: Loam, Silt, Clay
Blooms: Pink in July
Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland, Open-upland, Meadow-grasslands
Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers π¦, Host plant π, Bees/wasps π, Beneficial insects π
Points of interest: - Attractive, sweet-smelling plant that favours wetland habitats although is very adaptable
- Easily distinguished from other milkweeds by the deeper pink colour, erect umbels of its flowers, and shapes of the leaves
- Many pollinator insects are attracted to its blooms, including Monarch and Swallowtail butterflies
