Exposure • Sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Growth Rate in the Garden • Medium

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Nature Attraction • Butterflies

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer

Bloom Color • Pink

Attributes • Fragrant • East Coast Native • Tolerates wet sites

Water Requirements • Adapts well to dry or moist conditions

Asclepias incarnata

Butterfly Weed

Native to swamps and wet meadows. Fragrant, pale to dark pink flower clusters attract a profusion of butterflies and their larvae.

Asclepias (as-klee'-pi-as)

Family: Asclepidaceae · Common Name: Butterfly Weed, Milkweed

Clusters of vibrant flowers attract butterflies in profusion, July to August. Excellent for the butterfly garden, perennial border or as cut flowers. Attractive seedpods for crafts, arrangements.