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Swamp milkweed
Asclepias perennis
Apocynaceae
 

Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2017
In cultivation, Florida

Availability: Available in Groveland at Green Isle Gardens (321-436-4932) and in Melbourne at Native Butterfly Flowers (321-626-7386).

Range: Central and southeastern United States south to Volusia, Osceola, Polk, DeSoto, and Sarasota counties.

Plant Map Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.

 Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.

Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects.

Comments: We are currently adding data for this species for central and northern Florida. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page and Monarchs & Milkweed flyer.


Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2017
In cultivation, Florida

Copyright by: Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.

Copyright by: Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.


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