Other Common Names: Pink Milkweed

Scientific Name: Asclepias incarnata

Native to Alabama: Yes

Other common milkweed species: Butterfly Milkweed, Common Milkweed, Whorled Milkweed

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• I am a vascular plant with no woody stems above ground, so I am herbaceous.
• I do not keep leaves year-round, so I am deciduous.
• I die back in winter but regrow in spring for many seasons, so I am perennial.
• I can grow 3 – 5 feet high and 2 – 3 feet wide.

• Dormant in winter.
• Plant can spread aggressively.
• Flowers can be cut for an indoor vase.
• Plant will likely get aphids which can be left on the plant for ladybugs to eat. If aphids become a problem, refer to our Tips to Control Aphids on Milkweed document.
• Collect seeds in late fall for propagation.

• When watering, hold hose to base of plant for a count of 5 seconds. Water should reach all roots.
• Avoid sprinkling water on the leaves.
• Requires average amount of water.

Full Sun
(6+ hours of sun per day)

Part Sun/Shade
(2 – 6 hours of sun per day)

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• All plants start life as a seed.
• The seed turns into a sprout when it grows roots.
• The sprout becomes a seedling as grows a stem and leaves above the ground.
• After the seedling becomes an adult plant it will grow flowers.
• After the flowers finish blooming, each flower turns into a seed.
• When the seeds fall down to the ground, the plant life cycle starts again.
• Each seed can become a plant if it has the food, water and space that it needs to grow.