2. Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata): This will take wet soil, as its name suggests, though it doesn’t need it to flourish. Plants bloom later than butterfly milkweed, and the flowers are a ...

The purple flowers with their distinctive scent along with a purple mid-vein on the leaves, plus other traits, told us these were purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens.

Some of the types of native milkweed plants that have the widest ranges include butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa), common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), purple milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens ...

In Lancaster County, Martin prefers common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), butterfly weed or orange milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), purple milkweed (Asclepias ...

But at least three other milkweeds grow well here and would fit into a native habitat garden: the pale-pink-blooming swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), the pinkish-purple-blooming purple ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and ...