• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Janet Bowers, Heartland Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Janet Bowers, Heartland Chapter FNPS

Asclepias incarnata

rose or swamp milkweed

Nomenclature

Common Name:

rose or swamp milkweed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Asclepias incarnata

Family:

Apocynaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2 to 3.5 ft tall by 1.5 to 2 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms spring-summer.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Plant in moist to wet areas where it can be grown in large clumps. 

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet -to- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay, Loam

Soil pH:

neutral to slightly acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars

Larval host to the monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ), queen butterfly ( Danaus gilippus ) and soldier butterfly, ( Danaus eresimus ). Attracts many pollinators, especially native bees.

Native Habitats:

Open seepage areas, marshes, marshy areas along streams.

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