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Herbaceous Perennials
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Zone 1 · Closest to the Water
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
- Size
- Height: 3 to 5 ft Width: 2 to 3 ft
- Bloom Color
- pink
- Wetland Indicator Status
- OBL Obligate wetland — almost always occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Low soil salt and salt spray tolerance
Notes
Wet to moist soils; sun to part shade Plants are mildly toxic
Wildlife Value
Important food source for monarch butterfly larva. Nectar source butterflies and hummingbirds.