08/03/2024
Asclepias incarnata, commonly called Swamp Milkweed or Rose Milkweed, is a beautiful bi-color pink/white flower, which, in Ohio, can grow about 3-4 feet tall. It grows in damp to wet soil, around ponds, or even in prairies. In blooms after the Common Milkweed in mid-summer. It has a flower head, made up of several flowers in a bunch. Upon close inspection, it’s flowers look to have spikes curved inward and is quite attractive. Even though it’s latex sap is poisonous to most insects and animals if eaten, the butterfly larvae love it and prefer it as their place to lay their eggs and feed.
Common Name: Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed
Species Recorded: Asclepias incarnata
Date Recorded: 7/31/2024
Native Where Recorded: Yes
Where: Hoover Nature Trail, Hoover Reservoir Park, Westerville, Ohio
Bloom Status: Peak Bloom
Color and Shape: Numerous pink and white flowers arranged together on a 3 ft stem.
Density of Colony: Sparse
More information can be found on my Resource Page for Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata).
