Asclepias incarnata (Rose Milkweed / Swamp Milkweed) River & Stream Warrior Plants its leaves and flowers were

its leaves and flowers were once powdered and used as a snuff in Victorian time to "sneeze the evil spirits out"

Once the grass is established

Photo 2 & 3 By Evan Barker

Flower Time June

Height 10-16'

Asclepias incarnata (Rose Milkweed / Swamp Milkweed) River & Stream Warrior Plants its leaves and flowers wereMonarch Butterflies are fully and exclusively dependent upon milkweeds for laying eggs and for larva food source and they can nectar. These plants were once so plentiful they were literally called weeds because they were problematic in agricultural fields. However, that's no longer the case with regular Glyphosate treatments to agricultural fields wiping out all "weeds". With fragmentation, global climate change, pollution, and other threats this is a