Ice Ballet Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'

Ice Ballet Swamp Milkweed is an upright native perennial often found in swamps, rivers, and wet meadows with green lance-like leaves. Tight clusters of small, fragrant white flowers come bloom in late spring to summer. Performs best in full sun and moist to wet soils, but can tolerate average soils. The milky sap released from damaged stems is toxic if ingested.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant.  Water regularly.  Foliage is slow to emerge in spring.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders,  Ponds and Streams, Wetlands, Meadows, Native Gardens, and Containers

COMPANION PLANTS: Sweet Flag, Cattail, False Indigo

IMAGES:  Salicyna,  Asclepias incarnata Ice Ballet 2015-07-15 4529, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Under the same moon..., White Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) 'Ice Ballet'

* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.