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Aquatic Milkweed

Asclepias perennis

The milkweed for wet ground: white-to-blush umbels over a long season and a monarch host plant where drier milkweeds won't grow. Often reblooms.

Family

Apocynaceae

Type

wildflower

Lifespan

perennial

Height

1–2 ft

Spacing

1–1.5 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade

Soil moisture

moist

Soil pH

neutral

Bloom

May, June, July, August, September

Bloom colors

white, pink

Wildlife value

monarch host, larval host, pollinators, butterflies

Caterpillar hosts

~12 butterfly & moth species

Landscape uses

border, container, rain garden

Native states

AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX