Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

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Culture

Light Conditions

Sun

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Flower & Fruit

Flower Color

Orange

Flower Duration

May-Aug

Plant Size

Height (In Feet)

1.5-2.5

Width (In Feet)

1.5-2.5

Wildlife

Lepidoptera

VERY Important Plant For Monarch; Nectar For Spicebush, Pipevine, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Eastern Black Swallowtail, Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly

Bees

Mammals/Other

Deer Resistance

High

Salt Tolerance

Spray

Low

Soil

Low

Other

Plant Type

Perennials

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Commercially Available

Hardiness Zones

5-10

Soil PH

Notes

Drought Tolerant Once Established. Plant Only Asclepias Tuberosa On Kiawah; Not Other Varieties Of Asclepias.