Asclepias incarnata
SWAMP MILKWEED
- Pink flowers are followed by attractive seed pods
- Food source for Monarch butterflies and other beneficial insects
- Commonly found in swamps or wetland landscapes
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
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Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
CINDERELLA SWAMP MILKWEED
- Rose pink flowers
- Bloom time Midsummer-Fall
- Clumping perennial by small rhizomes
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-90 cm
Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'
MILKWEED
- Vanilla-scented white flowers are followed by attractive seed pods
- Food source for Monarch butterflies
- Commonly found in swamps or wetland landscapes
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Asclepias syriaca
COMMON MILKWEED
- Pinkish-purple flowers
- Attractive seed pods remain when flowers finish
- Naturally found in open fields and along roadsides
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Asclepias tuberosa
BUTTERFLY MILKWEED
- Round clusters of orange flowers
- Attractive seed heads appear when flowers finish
- Food source for Monarch butterflies
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'
BUTTERFLY MILKWEED
- Yellow flowers
- Attractive seed heads appear when flowers finish
- Cultivar of the native Asclepias tuberosa
HEIGHT: 45-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Asclepias verticillata
WHORLED MILKWEED
- Narrow whorled green foliage
- Sweet-scented greenish-white flowers
- Thin seed pods are left when flowers finish
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm