Asclepias incarnata

Marsh Milkweed

Plants grow up to five feet in height and offer sweetly scented clusters of rose-pink flowers in summer. All kinds of pollinators find the nectar irresistable and monarch larvae feed on the foliage. Grows naturally in swamps, along streams and ponds and in wet meadows but also grows well in gardens.

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Height
36-48 Inches

Spread
24-36 Inches

Bloom/Seasonal Color
Deep Pink / Rose

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7

Home Owner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Good Companions

Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum), Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), Copper Iris (Iris fulva), Rose Mallow (Hibiscus lasiocarpos), Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta)

Characteristics & Attributes

Critter Resistance

•	Deer Resistant

Hydrologic Designation

•

OBL

Nature Attracting

•	Hummingbird
•	Butterfly

Root

•

Taproot

Season of Interest

•	Late (July-frost)
•	Mid (May-June)

Soil Moisture

•	Moderate
•	High

Special Uses

•	Fragrant
•	Bog

Sun Exposure

•

Full Sun

USFS MO Ecological Map

•	Mississippi Aluvial Basin
•	Ozark Highlands
•	Central Dissected Till Plain
•	Osage Plains

Wildlife Benefit

•	Butterfly Nectar
•	Butterfly Host