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Ice Ballet Swamp Milkweed
Proven Winners
Height: 120 cm
Width: 80 cm
Zone: 3
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: July-August
Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Flowers are very attractive to butterflies as a nectar source. In addition, swamp milkweed is an important food source (albeit somewhat less important than upland species of Asclepias) for the larval stage of Monarch butterflies.
Humus-rich, moist to wet soils. Easy care once established. Mulch in fall in northern zones