Region 212-M212

Flat contains: 32 plugs Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed (A. incarnata) is a tall plant with fragrant, showy clusters of pink and light purple flowers. It does well in landscape plantings with moist soil and in plantings near bodies of water. Unlike many ornamentals, swamp milkweed tolerates heavy clay soils and is very deer resistant once it is established. It is a more cultivated alternative to common milkweed that is also attractive to egg laying monarchs. (source: USDA plant database)...

Flat contains: 32 plugs Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed grows in sandy, clayey, or rocky calcareous soils. It is recommended that you plant common milkweed in well-drained soil. Within its range it can be found in a broad array of habitats from croplands, to pastures, roadsides, ditches and old fields. Common milkweed spreads via rhizomes and forms small to large patches of clones. Rhizomes can be cut and transplanted early in the spring. Sun Requirement: Not shade tolerant. Full sun...

Flat contains: 32 plugs Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed is ideal in semi-dry places where it can spread without presenting problems for other ornamental species. (Source: USDA plant database.) Butterflyweed does well in sandy, loamy, or rocky calcareous soils of prairies, roadsides, and waste places. It is recommended that you plant butterflyweed in well-drained soil. The flowers are usually orange, rarely yellow or red. Sun Requirement: Not shade tolerant. Full sun required. Fun Fact: In the...