Asclepias incarnata

Related to Asclepias incarnata: Asclepias curassavica, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata

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Asclepias incarnata - densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers

swamp milkweed

milkweed, silkweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

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[Apiales: Apiaceae]), and swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata L.

First report of native Astata unicolor (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) predation on the nymphs and adults of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Species present there included Apios tuberosa, Asclepias incarnata, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Lobelia cardinalis, L.

Bacon's swamp--ghost of a Central Indiana natural area past

The subsurface recirculating vertical flow constructed wetland (RVFCW) utilized a timer to apply pretreated sewage over the entire top bed area planted with wetland flowering plants, such as water iris (Iris virginica), swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), and New England aster (Aster novae-angliae) with a density of about four plants per square meter.

Recirculating vertical flow constructed wetland: green alternative to treating both human and animal sewage

One non-invasive option is swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), which can tolerate wet soils.

Beckon beneficial butterflies: if you garden, they will come

As her story continued, my fears were confirmed: the plant in question was Asclepias incarnata commonly known as swamp milkweed.

My mighty tasty garden

The pink swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is crucial to Monarch butterfly populations and is nicely complimented by tall Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium fistulosum), which looks almost exactly like the same plant but twice as tall.

Transform your yard with native plants

Native wetland plant species tested were swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and saw-tooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus).

Alabama Academy of Science Symposium, 2006 "Southeastern Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry" Annual Meeting, Troy University

idahoensis), mallows (Lavatera or Sidalcea malviflora), milkweed (Asclepias incarnata for moist gardens, A.

What to do in your garden in November; planting

Only one mid-season species, Erigeron annuus*, remained common enough for individual statistical analysis; its guild included Achillea millefolium*, Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias syriaca*, Echinacea purpurea, Lactuca spp.*, Monarda fistulosa, Oenothera biennia, Potentilla arguta, Trifolium spp.*, and Verbascum thapsis*.