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Apocynaceae
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Transformation.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
- Native to
- Eastern North America, Central North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 3-5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Moist to wet, fertile soil
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Swamp Milkweed is a critical host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars, which feed exclusively on milkweed species.
- Unlike common milkweed, Swamp Milkweed forms well-behaved clumps and does not spread aggressively by runners.
- The plant produces silky seed fibers that were collected during World War II as a substitute for kapok in life jackets.
- Its vanilla-scented flowers are among the most fragrant of all native wildflowers.
- The genus is named after Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine, due to the plant's traditional medicinal uses.
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