Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed Native

Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed NativeSwamp milkweed is a hassle free plant with tremendous appeal to North American pollinators. It is both easy to grow and eco friendly. Most know it as a host plant for the Monarch Butterfly, but it also provides pollen and habitat to many other species of beneficial insect, butterflies and hummingbirds. In mid summer blooms begin to form and open into beautiful pink flowers with a slight vanilla scent. Blooms last around 3 months and can be stimulated

Those winter blooms provide valuable forage for winter-active bumblebees when few other nectar sources exist

the leaves of the Cherokee Daybreak Dogwood are eye catching

This variety requires pollination by an apple tree of another variety with the same bloom period

Reaching an impressive 3-4 feet in both height and spread

Its ability to replace annuals in garden beds and containers provides perennial value with considerably less maintenance than traditional bedding plants

dense clump of green

Dogwoods are beautiful trees and hold a special meaning to many who grew up in the eastern half of the United States

fuller habits

They stand well on their own

Perhaps it gives the impression of the gold found at the end of a rainbow

This low mounding sedum can act as a perennial flower or provide a substitute for shrubs in the garden

In late summer the grass will extend rose & wine colored panicles that rise gently above the foliage