Botanical Name: Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
Also called Butterfly Weed
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Apocynaceae
Zone: Hardy to Zone 3
Height: 3 to 5 ft (90-150 cm)
Spread: 1 to 3 ft ( 30-90 cm)
Bloom Time: Mid-Summer to early fall
Bloom Description: Pink to dark pink with pink to white crowns
Light: Full sun / More than 6 hours of daily sun
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Naturalize, Rain Garden
Flower: Showy, Fragrant, Good Cut
Attracts: Butterflies
Tolerate: Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil
Rose pink blossoms which are favored by Monarch butterflies over Common Milkweed. It is long-lasting as a cut flower. It prefers humus-rich, moist to wet soils. Easy care once established.
