Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella' ~ Monrovia® Cinderella Swamp Milkweed pyramidal but can tolerate dryer conditions

but can tolerate dryer conditions

rounded stones that are smooth and polished

and the Juvenal’s Duskywing

Tutti Frutti Butterfly Bush

IMAGES: Dwight Sipler from Stow

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella' ~ Monrovia® Cinderella Swamp Milkweed pyramidal but can tolerate dryer conditionsCinderella Swamp Milkweed is an upright native perennial often found in swamps, rivers, and wet meadows with green lance like leaves. Tight clusters of small, vanilla scented deep pink flowers with pink to white crowns bloom in summer. Performs best in full sun and moist to wet soils, but can tolerate average soils. The milky sap released from damaged stems is toxic if ingested. Asclepias are the sole host plants for the Monarch Butterfly, and also