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Butterfly Weed Cinderella

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$18.45

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Quick Overview

A fine perennial that butterflies love, this variety has pink-red blooms on more compact plants than its wild cousin. Like its kin, it prefers moist soil. (Asclepias incarnata)

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Details
SKU 21PER3
Botanical Name Asclepias incarnata
Common Name Butterfly Weed or Swamp Milkweed
Primary Flower Color Pink
Foliage Color Green
Estimated Mature Height 36-48" tall
Ships As Bare Root
Planting Season Spring, Summer
Planting Depth Plant so that the top of the root is 1" below the soil line.
Bloom Time Early to late summer
Estimated Mature Spread 12-36" wide
Light Requirements Full Sun
Soil Moisture Average, Moist/Wet
Will Tolerate Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Clay Soil
Zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Suggested Uses Deer Resistant, Hummingbirds & Butterflies, Fragrant, Borders, Extended Blooms
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Description
This is one of the most beautiful milkweeds. Not the common dusty-dull rose-flowered farm weed, but a really beautiful red-flowered form with much more refined foliage and habits. And like the orange-flowered Butterfly Weed, this one is a monarch magnet, great for butterfly gardens.

The milkweed family of North American plants is named Asclepias after Asclepias, the famous Greek God of Medicine, since the plants have long been used in herbal medicine.

This Asclepias, with its glowing red flowerheads, is best placed in a wet spot, or at least one that is wet part of the year, since that is its native habitat.

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American Meadows Butterfly Weed Cinderella - Root
 
4.8

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        9/29/2011
         
        5.0

        Wonderfully Whimsical!

        By Lee the gardener

        from Georgia, VT

        About Me Avid Gardener

        Pros

        • Low Maintenance
        • Pest Resistant

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Cut Flowers
          • Large Areas

          Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Weed Cinderella - Root:

          Just starting to revamp an old farm house and the property around it. Planted it in several areas and it did very well under different conditions. Looking forward to moving it to the back of a border where it will stand out in the mass.

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          9/26/2011
           
          4.0

          good choice

          By Kae

          from Newark, OH

          About Me Master Gardener

          Pros

          • Fragrant
          • Long Bloom Time
          • Low Maintenance
          • Pest Resistant
          • Reliable Growth
          • Vivid Colors

          Cons

          • Needs Extensive Watering

          Best Uses

            Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Weed Cinderella - Root:

            I have other swamp milkweed and this performed as expected.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            3/26/2010

            (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            I love, need, and want this new color.

            By treasured

            from Eagle Rock, MO

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            Pros

            • Accurate Instructions
            • Attractive
            • Fragrant
            • Hardy
            • Healthy
            • Versatile

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Garden
              • Outdoors
              • Patio
              • Pool Area

              Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Weed Cinderella - Root:

              The orange butterfly weed grows wild here, it is absolutely beautiful. I can just imagine the red, yellow and orange all grouped together. I bet it would be a wonderful site in my rock gardens.

              • Primary use:
              • Personal

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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              3/26/2010

              (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              Perfect Plant for Butterfly "growing"

              By AcesWilde

              from Westerville, Ohio

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              Pros

              • Accurate Instructions
              • Attractive
              • Hardy
              • Healthy

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Garden

                Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Weed Cinderella - Root:

                This plant is hardy and the only plant that Monarchs lay eggs on. Last year I "grew" my own butterflies:)

                • Primary use:
                • Personal

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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                A fine perennial that butterflies love, this variety has pink-red blooms on more compact plants than its wild cousin. Like its kin, it prefers moist soil. (Asclepias incarnata)

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