Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Zones 3–9perennial48" tall🐝 pollinator🌾 native
Bloom window
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F
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Peak bloom: July
How to plant
Plant in spring in moist soil. Monarch host plant; more garden-polite than common milkweed.
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Spacing
- 24" between plants
- Mature height
- 48"
- Row placement
- back of bed
From authoritative sources
Aggregated from USDA PLANTS and USA National Phenology Network.
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