ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA `ICE BALLET`-Swamp MilkweedIce Ballet Swamp Milkweed Attracts butterflies and other beneficial insects Deeply green, lance like leaves Fragrant white blooms Nectar laden blooms attract hummingbirds Important host plant for Monarch butterflies Makes a long lasting cut flower Deer resistant Thrives in moist to wet sunny areas American Beauties Native Plants Category: Perennial Breeder: American Beauties Native Plants Hardiness Zone: 3 9 Height: 3 4 ft Spread: 12 18 inches Bloom

Quicker growing white pine

Smothered with pure white

Plant it in groups in the foreground of the garden a show that is as unexpected as it is long

Remove spent flower stalks and cut back after a hard freeze

suffused with magenta as each flower matures

Large cones of bluish-purple

it will thrill alone or overwhelm when grouped to form a tight

Small purple flowers in June and July

and showy all year round

It has the unique ability to create flower buds along the entire length of the stem instead of only at the top like other big-leaf hydrangeas

Long blooming perennial from mid-May through September

»  A favorite of all pollinators