Asclepias perennis
Asclepias perennis is a butterfly milkweed with white and pink flowers.
Asclepias perennis is a shade tolerant milkweed of moist soils and semi-shaded sites with clusters of pink-flushed buds opening to intricate, lightly fragrant, pure white flowers with a darker centre. It is used as a larval host plant by monarch and other milkweed butterflies. Native to much of the eastern central US. Grow in rich soils with constant moisture in part sun to part shade.
Common Name: White Swamp Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae (The Milkweed Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Wet
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries: White
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Floodplains, wooded bottomlands, swamps, shaded pond and stream edges, and ditches.
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Geographical Origin: North America
