Swamp Milkweed

Common Name: Swamp Milkweed Scientific Name: Asclepias incarnata Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist Bloom Colour: purple Season of Interest: Summer Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline Description: Monarch butterflies famously need milkweed. This beauty is most at home in damp places, which is why you'll see it blooming in our roadside ditches.
  • Common Name: Swamp Milkweed
  • Scientific Name: Asclepias incarnata
  • Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure
  • Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade
  • Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist
  • Bloom Colour: purple
  • Season of Interest: Summer
  • Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline
  • Description: Monarch butterflies famously need milkweed. This beauty is most at home in damp places, which is why you’ll see it blooming in our roadside ditches.
  • Native to Haliburton County