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Asclepias incarnata Butterfly Milkweed
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Asclepias incarnata
Rose Or Swamp Milkweed
Versatile landscape species that's an excellent pollinator. Shipped bare root, wrapped carefully. 1 gallon size.
Apocynaceae
Plant Specifics
Size: | 2 to 3.5 ft tall by 1.5 to 2 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Pink | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant. Blooms spring-summer. | |
Habitats: | Open seepage areas, marshes, marshy areas along streams. |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Plant in moist to wet areas where it can be grown in large clumps. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry
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Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil/Substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand |
Wildlife
Larval host to the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) and soldier butterfly, (Danaus eresimus). Attracts many pollinators, especially native bees.
Natural Range in Florida
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USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8B 9A 9B
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