NSAGC Plant Sales and More

May 2016 Plant Sales 

• Bedford Horticultural Society
  Saturday, May 21, 10-11:30
  at the Scott Manor House, 15 Fort Sackville Drive, Bedford
• Halifax Westmoor Horticultural Society
  Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 9 am.
  at St. John the Baptist Parish Hall, 26 Purcell’s Cove Road, Halifax (near Chocolate Lake Recreational Centre).
• Dartmouth Horticultural Society Saturday, May 28, 9-11:30
  at the Churchill Academy Gymnasium, 5 Crichton Ave. Dartmouth

Rose Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

I promised I would send out the information of the Rose Milkweed that we gave away at district meeting and here it is.

We still have a few of these large plants left if anyone is interested in purchasing them for $10. They are in a 1 gallon pot. (902) 832-7006 For those who have them, just a reminder, they do need to be hardened off.

Rose Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is a showy pink blooming asclepias species that is a food plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillers and a nectar source for adult butterflies. Also known as Swamp Milkweed, it grows well in moist or wet soils.

Zones 3 - 9
Native to North America
Full Sun or part sun
Blooms early to late summer, Pink flowers, 3-4 feet tall, up to 3 feet wide.
Grows in any soil, clay, sandy or average soil
Average moisture, also moist or wet soils