What Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) Looks Like In Every Season
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- čas přidán 12. 10. 2023
- See what an established Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed, Marsh Milkweed, Swamp Butterfly Weed, Rose Milkweed, Pink Milkweed, Red Milkweed) looks like in every season of the year. Also learn information about A. incarnata growth, response to pests and insect/pollinator interactions.
Height:2-6 feet
Bloom:June-October
Sun:Full, partial (shade tolerant)
Soil Moisture:Wet to medium
Soil Type:Clay, loam
Pollinators:Bees, butterflies, moths
Larval Host Plant:Monarch caterpillars, Queen butterflies, Dogbane Tiger moth, Milkweed Tussock Moth
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Scientific Journal Article References:
Abdala-Roberts, L., A.A. Agrawal, and K.A. Mooney. 2012 “Ant-aphid interactions on Asclepias syriaca are mediated by plant genotype and caterpillar damage.” Oikos 121: 1905-1913.
Agrawal, A. A., A.C. Erwin, and S.C. Cook. 2008. “Natural Selection on and Predicted Responses of Ecophysiological Traits of Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata).” Journal of Ecology 96(3): 536-542.
Ali, JG and AA Agrawal. 2014 “Asymmetry of plant-mediated interactions between specialist aphids and caterpillars on two milkweeds.” Functional Ecology 28: 1404-1412.
Baker, A.M., C.T. Redmond, S.B. Malcolm, and D.A. Potter. 2020. “Suitability of native milkweed (Asclepias) species versus cultivars for supporting monarch butterflies and bees in urban gardens.” PeerJ. Sep 25(8): e9823.
Ivey, C., S. Lipow, and R. Wyatt. 1999. “Mating systems and interfertility of swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata and ssp. pulchra).” Heredity 82: 25-35.
Ivey, C.T., P. Martinez, and R. Wyatt. 2003. “Variation in pollinator effectiveness in swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata (Apocynaceae).” American Journal of Botany 90: 214-225.
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Pocius, VM, JM Pleasants, DM Debinski, KG Bidne, RL Hellmich, SP Bradbury, and SL Blodgett. 2018. “Monarch Butterflies Show Differential Utilization of Nine Midwestern Milkweed Species.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6.
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Smith, RA, KA Mooney, and AA Agrawal. 2008 “Coexistence of three specialist aphids on common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca.” Ecology 89: 2187-2196.
Weiss, HB, and EL Dickerson. 1921. “Notes on Milkweed Insects in New Jersey.” Journal of the New York Entomological Society 29(3): 123-145.
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Non-Scientific Journal Article References:
Barber, Abby, and David Mizejewski. “Twelve Native Milkweeds for Monarchs.” The National Wildlife Federation. 2022
Florida Native Plant Society
Florida Wildflower Foundation
Illinois Wildflowers
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Incredible video. Thank you for taking the time to video asclepias incarnata in each and every season and to show and discuss the insect activity you've seen on it. This is the exact info I was looking for. Thanks for trying to help our native wildlife :) i just planted some in my yard
I just want to thank you for these year long looks at plants. It is so helpful, especially in the spring, so I don't accidentally pull up flowers that look like weeds. This channel has helped me immensely!
I am so so glad to hear that, thank you for saying so!
I enjoyed how you encouraged letting Nature do its thing!
Yes! It's such a win-win because it's honestly less work (win #1) and it's better for all our lovely little pollinators and insects (win #2).
This is my first tear to plant a pollinator garden. Have a lot to:learn but your video has been very helpful. Need to learn all I can as fast as I can as I am 85 yo. Last year ripped out most of my traditional flowers and going totally with pollinators. Planted 3 pink swamp milkweeds last October. Waiting for Spring.
That's very exciting! Just full-on going for it! I have really found the swamp milkweeds to be relatively hardy and bring in some lovely pollinators to watch -- and the flower itself is really quite striking. I do have a couple other videos of looking at some plants in each season, which I know can be helpful when planning. Best of luck to you! The beginning is always so exciting!
you didnt say anything about how wonderful they smell! Thats why i want to grow some at home, to smell them! Theres big patches of them in fields, and on the highway by culverts, but I want my own patch. I keep gathering seeds and tossing them around with no luck at all growing any. Trying again this year!
Just found your channel, and wanted to say thank you for taking the time to show us a full year of footage! It is very helpful. Also, thank you for the reminder to leave the stalks! It is so tempting to tidy up our yards, but we need to be more mindful of the organisms that use the stems and.other material for nesting. ❤🐝
Glad you found me! Also, it's nice to hear someone else appreciating and understanding the importance of those "standing dead" stalks for insects/pollinators/organisms!
Thank you this was really interesting and helpful.
I'm very glad this was helpful to you (and interesting is good too!)
I love swamp milkweed as it as no issues with my clay poor draining areas. Nothing worse then waiting for swamp milkweed to bloom only to have the deer comes and eat the tender buds. I had no monarch’s this year but tussock moth caterpillar and milkweed bug sure enjoyed it. Once again I enjoyed seeing a plant in the various seasons. 😊
Yes! I love those native plants that do well in clay soils. There's a lot really, but I do always find myself impressed that they do well in clay.
Oh my goodness, yes it was rough that year when the deer came twice! Ooof. I know lots of insects had a lot going on, so it was fine, but yeah, seeing the blooms is sure nice and rough when you miss it!
Appreciate the video. While I grow milkweed I’ve not tried the swamp milkweed. I’ll plant some this year. Your patience’s and fort bought to take a year to make this video is great.
Thank you for saying so! Appreciate it.
Swamp milkweed is a nice addition because of that bright bloom, it's great versatility in soil and light, and because it's easily manageable. It might be pretty actually to have Common and Swamp milkweed near eachother. You could watch the side-by-side show and see which one gets more pollinator action!
Beautiful plant I have one plant about 3 years old and they are in partial shade. They are tall around 5 feet 8 inches tall and they having a lot of flowers last year. I mulch them with fall leaves, it seems they love the deep mulched. I live in U.K. with plenty of rain. Unfortunately we don’t have monarch here in U.K. but bees and other insects love them so much.
So you achieved a tall A. incarnata in partial sun? Surely it would love that rain. Is your soil there clay or more loamy?
Yes it’s clay but I’ve been mulching them for 5 years now and it’s about 12 inches deep of black soil.
Thanks for sharing an entire cycle of a key stone plant. It was interesting and fun! I am positive I will plant them everywhere I can.
Oh that's so wonderful! I really do love our Swamp Milkweed -- the flowers are truly breathtaking! And when all those pollinators come in to get sweet treats from the flowers, it just brings the beauty to another level. Actually, I just finished this Charles Dudley Warner book and in it, he wittily mentions how relaxing and resting is great, but is never so relaxing as when you view someone else working while you're resting. Which is funny, but reminds me of how relaxing it is to watch that Swamp Milkweed when its blooming. I am resting and relaxing watching a beautiful bloom, and watching pollinators hard at work. Just brings the relaxation to another level. ☺
This was such an informative video! Thank you for taking the time to create it and I wish more
people would watch it. Excellent information about milkweed.
Glad to hear it! 🙂
Great video this is my second year for Swamp milkweed. I'm really enjoying all the action on this plant bees caterpillars flies and a variety of butterflies
Yes! There is so much action! I'm glad to hear it :-)
I have accidentally pulled up young swamp milkweed very early spring….fortunately I still have a stand.
Rose Milkplant sounds best to people who are afraid of "weeds".
So very true, so very true. I like to focus on the scientific names of things so that there's no confusion, but also because common names can be misleading and problematic for so many reasons. Rose Milkplant certainly better displays the beauty of the plant in both look and smell, and avoids the "weed" word. It's also nice because I know that most people specifically do not like the scientific names.
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Do you ever cut the flowers off as soon as you see them? Another lady said they will start to branch out once you do this. Is that true ?
Interesting question! Does anyone else here know?
As an indirect answer because I'm not actually sure, I do know that for many native plants, if you snip the top of their stems BEFORE they get buds, then they will not get taller but will branch/bush out more, and often give you a more bush-like situation that often has more blooms. So, if you leave it alone, it'll be taller and have fewer blooms that are individually more impressive, or, if you snip before they get buds, they'll be shorter and more bush-like with more blooms that are individually less impressive. Does that make sense?
Does anyone else have some solid knowledge on this, specific for Swamp Milkweed?
So it's easy for me to lose track of which year we're looking at, it would be helpful if you would tag year 1, 2, etc. alongside the month and season.
I just planted some milkweeds myself, for the first time, and it would be nice to know what kind of growth will happen with each year. Thank you.
The pink flowers smell like Vanilla
I think they smell like bubblegum!!
I have swamp milkweed in a planter/pot around 10in. The plant is doing great! However i was wondering will it come back next year even if it’s in a potter and not in grown? Or do you recommend i transplant it into the ground, if so I won’t be able to do it later on sometime in September or so, you think that’s okay? Sorry for all of the questions 😅 Thanks!
It should come back regardless in ground or in pot. If you have the room definitely consider planting it in ground! Make sure to plant out the area and make sure they dont get nipped by deer
What zone are you? The zones changed in December!
I love those plants. The bees love them too, but they multiply so quickly though their rhizomes and are taking over the plots where I wanted to plant my potatoes. I am torn between digging out the roots (rhizomes) which I tried to do last year too. I don't imagine that the potatoes can grow well if they have to compete with all those underground rhizomes. Any tips?
I would grow your potatoes in a large pot or grow bag so you can find them all at the end of the season and so you can leave the swamp milkweed alone but not have potatoes compete with it
I wasn’t sure so I broke a leaf and a white substance comes out on mine
That's a milkweed for ya! :-)
Were you a theater kid? You have theater kid energy 🙂
Well, you legitimately made me laugh out loud. 🙂 The theater kids always seemed like a fun group, but alas, I was not a theater kid myself. That's not to say I didn't try out for some plays, but I never even made it to a single call back. Couldn't make the cut! 😋 Thanks for the legit out-loud laugh. ☺