What Is Swamp Milkweed? Plenty of gardeners have heard of common milkweed. Many probably consider it the No. 1 monarch host ...

Asclepias, also known as milkweed, is a great addition to any garden, and 2025 has been declared the Year of the Asclepias.

Swamp milkweed has narrower leaves and deeper pink flowers than common milkweed, grows to a more demure three to four feet tall, and does not spread easily. Cutting it back around the 4th of July ...

Many plants defend themselves against herbivory ... As its common name implies, swamp milkweed (A. incarnata), with its distinctive magenta flowers on stems of up to about four feet, can handle ...

Most milkweed plants grow best in full sun, while common milkweed is happiest in well-draining soil, and swamp milkweed may become stressed and prone to aphids if it’s not grown in moist earth.

We spoke with Victoria Burnett, a Visitor Services Manager working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to get some insight ...

Wisconsin Public Radio Take a bow, milkweed. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has named milkweed its “Plant ...

Swamp milkweed, another native, in contrast did not germinate very well. Only zizotes milkweed transplanted well into the garden and returned from the freeze, and now the plants are 12 inches tall ...