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Aquatic Milkweed

Asclepias perennis

Small specimen plant in wet areas. Does well in bog gardens and rain gardens or bioswales. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Toxic. , Habitat, Marshes, swamps , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Larval host to the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus), and soldier butterfly, (Danaus eresimus). A

Relatively uncommon in South Florida
Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
Wide umbrella-shaped canopy