About Ice Ballet

Compact, white-flowered selection of swamp milkweed, named for the corps de ballet from Swan Lake. Blooms July–August. Deer-resistant, tolerates clay soils.

About Milkweed

Milkweed leaves are the only food source of monarch caterpillars. Their flowers are also a great nectar source for the butterflies and bees. You’ll be surprised by the different leaf shapes, fragrances, and flower colors these native milkweed varieties have to offer, from orange to pink to white. Milkweed is
taprooted, so once it’s planted, it’s hard to move.

Pot Size & Price
4.5-in. pot
$7.00
Height
24"–36"
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun Partial Sun
Catalog
N113
Plant Traits
Bees
Butterflies
Medicinal
Poisonous
Stock Notes
Restocks On Saturday

Other varieties of Milkweed

Asclepias 'Gay Butterflies', mix of yellows and oranges
Photo from Jelitto Perennial Seeds

Gay Butterflies

Catalog
N106
Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow', yellow clusters of flowers
Friends School Plant Sale photo by Nancy S.

Hello Yellow

Catalog
N107
Asclepias tuberosa, bright orange clusters of flowers
Photo from Rush Creek Growers

Orange Butterfly Weed

Catalog
N114
Asclepias tuberosa, bright orange flowers in clusters
Photo from Rush Creek Growers

Orange Butterfly Weed, 6 pack

Catalog
N115
Asclepias exaltata, white pendant flower buds
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Poke

Catalog
N108
Asclepias speciosa, pink milkweed flowers
Photo by Vicki Watkins from the Wikimedia Commons

Showy

Catalog
N109
Asclepias sullivanti, pink rounded umbel
Photo from Ivy Garth

Sullivant's

Catalog
N110
Asclepias incarnata, pink flower cluster with Monarch butterfly
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Swamp

Catalog
N111
Asclepias verticillata, white panicle of flowers
Photo by George F. Mayfield from the Wikimedia Commons

Whorled

Catalog
N112