Asclepias incarnata - (Rose Milkweed)

GARDEN SITE: ☀️. Medium to Wet Soil. Surprisingly tolerant of average soils.

SIZE: ⬆4-5 ft. ↔2-3 ft.

FLOWERS: Pink-Mauve blooms July-August

WILDLIFE: Nectar source to butterflies

LARVAL HOST TO: Monarch butterfly

ZONE: 3-8

DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WI , WV , WY

Also called swamp milkweed. Pink blooms that all the pollinators love! Will 100% sure be a showstopper in your garden once it blooms. Rich, wet, very muddy to average garden moisture. One of the few ornamentals that thrives in mucky clay soils. Good for wetland gardens and habitat. Deer, Rabbit, Clay Soil and Wet Soil Tolerant.

Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, is named for the Greek god of medicine, Asklepios. Incarnata, is from the Latin carn, meaning flesh and atus, like, because its hue is sometimes like flesh or dusty rose in color.