Subject: Swamp Milkweed Pod, Asclepias incarnata

Location: Upshur County, West Virginia

Stock Number: 5473

Comments: Unlike Common Milkweed, the pink flower heads of Swamp Milkweed are not spherical. In most areas the plants bloom sometime between June and August.

This photo shows the plant's wintertime look, with the seed pod split open and the seeds visible.