DESCRIPTION:

NAME: Swamp Milkweed

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Rose Milkweed / Red Milkweed / Swamp Silkweed / White Indian Hemp / Butterfly Weed / Butterfly Milkweed

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Asclepias Incarnata

COLOR: Dark Pink - Mauve

PLANT SEEDS: Fall / Cold stratify 1 month

PLANT HEIGHT: 36 - 60"

PLANT SPACING: 18 - 24"

BLOOM TIME: Summer

HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 8

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Wet

QUANTITY: 75 Seeds

OTHER: In addition to being beautiful, Milkweed is a very important plant because it is a host for the beloved MONARCH butterfly. Monarch larva feed exclusively on Milkweeds. That means if there is no Milkweed, there would be no Monarchs :( It is also an important nectar plant for bees & other insects. The common name Milkweed was given to this plant because of its milky juice. The scientific name comes from Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, because of the many folk-medicinal uses for the milkweed plants. The dried seed pods are also very interesting for dried arrangements. Swamp Milkweed will enjoy wetlands or the average garden setting.

We have several other types of Milkweed seeds available, including Orange, Sunset, White, Cinderella, Tropical Tweedia Blue, & Gay Butterflies Mix!

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