Garden Goods Direct | Ice Ballet Asclepias incarnata

Ice Ballet Asclepias incarnata, or White Swamp Milkweed, is a very popular plant for pollinators, and for good reason. Hawkmoths, Swallowtail butterflies, Greater Fritillaries, Monarch butterflies, skippers, bumblebees, honeybees, and numerous other nectar-seekers will visit this plant daily when in flower. Asclepias incarnata Ice Ballet is very popular with pollinators and for a good reason. Hawkmoths, Swallowtail butterflies, Greater Fritillaries, Monarch butterflies, skippers, bumblebees, and numerous other nectar-seekers will visit this plant daily when in flower. The leaves are a preferred food source for caterpillars of Monarch Butterflies. This plant is of great importance. Asclepias incarnata is a beautiful addition to sunny border gardens, water features, or the butterfly garden; White Milkweed is also suitable for naturalizing in low spots or other moist areas in the landscape, including Rain Gardens.