Description

Latin name: Asclepias incarnata

Common name: Swamp Milkweed

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Family: Apocynaceae

Native Range: Northeastern and southeastern United States

Zone: 3 to 6

Height: 4.00 to 5.00 feet

Spread: 2.00 to 3.00 feet

Bloom Time: July to August

Bloom Description: White, pink, mauve

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium to wet

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Naturalize, Rain Garden

Flower: Showy, Fragrant

Attracts: Butterflies

Tolerate: Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil

Plant information from the Missouri Botanical Garden