Growing Your Garden: Swamp Milkweed

Type: Perennial

Hardiness: Zones 3-8 

Sun: Full (6+ hours)

Soil moisture: Easily grown in medium to wet soil

How to Grow: Sow this seed in late fall or winter; lightly press into surface of soil or growing mix, barely cover 

Bloom Time: July-August 

From One of Our Horticulturists: “Swamp milkweed is a native species that plays a huge role in the life cycle of the Eastern monarch butterfly. The monarchs heavily rely on this native species as a food source, also known as a host plant for monarch caterpillars. Swamp milkweed is an adaptable species and is an overall reliable performer.” – Alicia Miller