Photo credit: Alan Cressler, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Swamp milkweed
Clusters of deep-pink flowers in summer. Narrow, lance-shaped leaves line erect stems. Elongated seed pods persist into winter. This subspecies has broader leaves, a bushier appearance, and a more localized range. The plants offered are from Long Island seed stock. Larval host for monarch butterflies. Of special value to native bees.
Wet to average soil, sun to part shade, 2–4’ tall.
DR WL HB BF BE
Size: 1 QT
Swamp milkweed
Clusters of deep-pink flowers in summer. Narrow, lance-shaped leaves line erect stems. Elongated seed pods persist into winter. This subspecies has broader leaves, a bushier appearance, and a more localized range. The plants offered are from Long Island seed stock. Larval host for monarch butterflies. Of special value to native bees.
Wet to average soil, sun to part shade, 2–4’ tall.
DR WL HB BF BE
Size: 1 QT
Photo credit: Alan Cressler, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center