Free Swamp Milkweed Plants in Newark

Weequahic Branch Library
355 Osborne Terrace, Newark
In case of rain: 2nd floor of the Library

Swamp Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata

You can help monarch butterflies by planting
milkweed! Milkweeds are the only plant that the Monarch
Butterfly lays its eggs on!

Swamp Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, thrives in sun or shade, and in soils that are wet or dry. It is 36-60 inches high and blooms July – August.

Plants are limited and given out on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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