| Description | A cultivar of the Swamp Milkweed with pink flowers. Good for moist to wet areas of the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (as-KLEE-pi-as)(in-kar-NAY-ta) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | moist to wet |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist to wet soils (reported to tolerate average soil conditions) |
| Flowers | umbel clusters of red buds opening to pale pink flowers at the top of stems, vanilla scented |
| Leaves | long narrow leaves |
| Dimensions | reaching 3 feet tall |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | Asclepias tuberosa) honours the Greek god of healing Asclepius (Asklepios in Greek and Aesculapius in Latin) with reference to the plants’ medicinal properties. Incarnata means ‘flesh pink-coloured’.(www.plantlives.com). Stems and leaves exude milky white sap. |
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