Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’
Asclepias 'Ice Ballet' has intriguing and ornate icy white milkweed flowers on strong stems. Beautify your garden and help the butterflies.
Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’ is a species that arose as a result of an evolutionary arms race with different butterfly species who drove the milkweeds to develop increasingly toxic poisons in their milky sap to fend off the butterflys’ ravenous caterpillars. So leave the chewing to the Monarchs! This species has upright branching stems with oblong leaves and topped with dense clusters of tiny pure white vanilla-scented flowers which attract butterflies. Tolerant of moist or wet or average garden soils. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Swamp Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae (The Milkweed Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
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Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
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Soil Moisture: Moist
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries: White
Benefits: Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Edges of ponds and moist soils, wet meadows, shallow waters. Banks and flood plains of lakes, ponds, and marshes. Ditch edges, dikes, swamps, wet prairies, and poorly drained spots.
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