perennial flower
Swamp milkweed
The milkweed to choose for rain gardens and heavy soil.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a-9b
- Sun
- full, partial
- Soil
- clay, loam
- Water
- high
- Goals
- Pollinators & wildlife, Curb appeal & color, Low-maintenance natives
Harvest & Use
pink summer bloom
Useful search phrase: swamp milkweed plants.
Plant Relationships
Plant guild Medium
Repeated pollinator-friendly blooms work better as a patch than as isolated one-off plants.
Plant guild Medium
Wet-site plants can anchor rain gardens and low spots together where average garden perennials would struggle.