Scientific Name
Asclepias incarnata
Files
Download Seed: Brown seeds of swamp milkweed are 6.5-9 mm long. (60 KB)
Download Seedling: Seedling of swamp milkweed two weeks after germination. (55 KB)
Download Vegetative: The leaves are 6-15 cm long. (93 KB)
Download Flowering: The swamp milkweed produces numerous flowers in axillary and terminal umbels. (97 KB)
Download Fruiting: The swamp milkweed produces a follicle or pod in June-September. (68 KB)
Family Name
Asclepiadaceae
Common Name
Swamp milkweed
Horticulture Notes
Seed Collection: Collect seed in late summer (Aug.)
Germination: Epthephon
Soils: Prefers natural to slightly acidic
Light: Full sun
Water: Prefers boggy areas
Notes: Collect the seed after the milkweed pods have turned from green to a brownish gray. The pods will begin to split open when the seeds are mature.