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© Ernie Marx
marsh milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 5.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate, High
- Plant Community
- Plains
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
5, 6 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates, the most popular being the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). Generally, Monarch butterflies will lay eggs on any Asclepias species and preferences change depending on season, habitat, and health of the milkweed. Provide a wide selection of milkweed species in your garden for these butterflies.