The Pink Milkweed Produces Vanilla Sweet Blooms that Monarchs Can't Resist
A beautiful native perennial that blooms continuously spring through early fall
- Pollinator Magnet: A sought after flower plant for butterflies like Monarchs, Queens, and Swallowtails. Plus other garden wildlife like hummingbirds and bumblbees.
- Vanilla Scented Blooms: Bloom clusters erupt from tall stalks with delicious aroma of vanilla you can smell from across the yard.
- Cold Hardy Beauty: Withstands tough winters as far north as Minnesota, with hardiness in grow zones 3-9.
- Enjoy Blooms for Months: Bright rose-pink blooms appear in early summer and don't stop until early fall. Expect lovely flowers from June through early September!
- Tall Growing Perennial: Grows to a mature height of 3-5 feet with a spread of 2-3 feet. Perfect for larger garden beds or landscape borders.
Pink Milkweed, also know as Swamp Milkweed or Marsh Milkweed, this lovely herbaceous perennial plant is a must-have for flower gardeners. If you want to turn your backyard into a prime stop for Monarch butterflies and other pollinators, this is the plant for we'd recommend for you. Don't let the alternative name "Swamp" fool you, though, this Milkweed is adaptable to many environments and thrives in most landscapes across the United States.
Why You'll Love the Pink Milkweed
Two things gardeners love about it. First, it holds its ground. Common milkweed travels by underground runners and shows up three beds over, while pink milkweed forms a tidy clump on a deep taproot and stays put for years. Second, it wakes up late in spring, well after the last frost has come and gone, so the tender new growth never gets burned. Just leave a marker by it in fall and you'll know right where to look.
Growing Your Pink Milkweed
Swamp milkweed gets its name for it ability to grow in water-rich environments. Plant them in a rain garden or near a body of water like a pond or lake and they'll be right at home. That being said, they're perfectly content in a traditional garden bed as well. Their perseverance in a variety of soil conditions is what makes them such as great herbaceous perennial for both experts and novice gardeners alike. Asclepias incarnata don't need much to grow happy and healthy:
- Sunlight: March Milkweed prefer full sunlight to partial shade. Aim for a landscape location that receives about 6 hours of sunlight per day.
- Watering: After planting, be sure to water routinely for the first growing season. Once established, you'll only need to water during long dry spells.
- Potting Soil: Loamy soil rich in organic nutrients will give you the best performance from these plants. It handles wet ground better than most perennials
- Fertilizer: Applying fertilizer is not usually necessary for these plants to thrive! That being said, a light application in early spring can help them produce more blooms in the summer.
The Perfect Plants Nursery Difference
Most milkweed sold online from other retailers are either seed packets and tiny immature plugs. Seeds means you have to go through the stratification process and may have to wait months before you can get them in the ground. Perfect Plants Nursery sells live, rooted plants from our farm direct to your front door. No drop shipping. No prepping seeds for the soil. When you buy Pink Milkweed online from our store, you're shopping from a true plant farm with over 45 years of gardening experience.