Asclepias incarnata (Rose Milkweed / Swamp Milkweed)

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Asclepias incarnata (Rose Milkweed / Swamp Milkweed)Monarch 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

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Height 5'

This native woodland plant has dense terminal clusters of fragrant flowers that change to bright red berries

The flowers add early interest in the garden and give needed nectar to those earlier pollinators

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If you decide to mow we recommend 3 inches

It can be used as a ground cover if planted densely or spread by division

Flower Time July-October

Height 8"-1'

Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife) is native loosestrife (yes there are native loosestrife :) of the wetlands in and around Illinois with showy yellow flowers

I have seen this species grow in full sun

Flower Color Green/Purple Seed Color Red

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