From Samantha Porzelt, Water Resources Extension Agent
Master Rain Gardener Program Coordinator
Cooperative Extension, Clemson University
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is a native perennial well-suited to South Carolina landscapes. It produces clusters of pink flowers in summer that attract a wide variety of pollinators and serves as an important host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Adapted to wet meadows, marshes, and stream edges, swamp milkweed thrives in full sun to partial shade and moist soils, making it both an attractive and ecologically valuable addition to pollinator gardens.
Learn more about how to grow and care for this native plant in the Clemson Home & Garden Information Center factsheet: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/swamp-milkweed-asclepias-incarnata-care-cultivation-growing-guide-for-south-carolina-pollinator-gardens/
