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Butterfly Milkweed SWAMP ROSE Perennial Monarch Host Plant Fall Plant 70 Seeds
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Swamp Milkweed is native to most areas of the central and eastern United States.
It is also known as Rose Milkweed.
Plants are typically found along streams and ditches or in moist areas of meadows and prairies. 
Plants grow 4 to 5 feet tall and have clusters of pink to mauve flowers at the tops of branches.
Plants make excellent hosts for monarch butterflies and provide nectar to honey bees, wild bees and other pollinators.
Also recommended for rain gardens and bioswales.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Asclepias incarnata
COLOR(S: Pink
SEED TYPE: Perennial
SPECIAL NEEDS: Cold Stratification
SUN: Full Sun, Partial Shade
MOISTURE: Moist
HEIGHT (IN.): 36-60
BLOOM PERIOD: Summer
USDA HARDINESS ZONE(S)
 
FAST FACTS
Name: Swamp Milkweed Seeds - Rose
Botanical Name: Asclepias incarnata
Life Cycle: Perennial
Light Requirement:  Full Sun
Planting Season: Spring, Fall
Plant Type: North American Native, Herbaceous Perennial, Umbrel Cluster Blooms, Lanceolate Leaf Shape, Terminal Stems, Clumping Habit
Features: Heirloom, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Hummingbirds, Container Garden, Cut Flower Garden, Deer Resistant, Fragrant, Wet Soil Tolerant
Color: Rose / Mauve
Blooms: Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Days to Maturity: 90-120 Days
Plant Height: 40 inches
Plant Spacing: 15-18 inches
Planting Depth: 1/8 inch
Sowing Method:  Start Indoors, Direct Sow
Cold Stratification: YES
Hardiness Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Ships: Year Round