Phonetic: as-KLEE-pee-as in-kar-NAH-tuh
Third photo courtesy of Leonardo DaSilva
Rose Milkweed is an exceptional plant for pollinators, attracting Hawk moths, Swallowtail butterflies, Fritillaries, Monarchs, skippers, bumble bees and numerous other nectar seekers - even an occasional hummingbird. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs exclusively on plants in the Asclepias genus, otherwise known as milkweeds. This milkweed will thrive in average garden soil. The 3-5 foot plant forms a stately clump with upright stems, long narrow leaves and clusters of fragrant pink flowers - followed by attractive seed pods for late season interest. The pods split open when ripe releasing their silky-haired seeds to the wind.
- Hardiness Zone: 3-8
- Native Northeast Region: USDA Database
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Flower Color: Pink
- Bloom Time: June, July
- Soil Type: Moist - Wet
- Mature Plant Size: 3-5'H, 2-3'W
- Plant Spacing: 2'
- Host Plant: Monarch and Queen Butterfly
- Attracts: Bees, Birds, Butterflies
- Advantages: Deer resistant, fragrant, tolerates clay soil
- Landscape Uses: Butterfly garden, cottage gardens, perennial borders, pond and stream edges, wet meadows
- Companion Plants: Blue Flag Iris, Cardinal Flower, Common Boneset, Great Blue Lobelia, New England Aster, Scarlet Bee Balm
- Deer Resistant
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