Ice Ballet, Milkweed Seed
Ice BalletMilkweed Seed
- Pure white fragrant clusters crown moisture-loving plants
- Native swamp milkweed hosts monarch caterpillars
- Pollinators crowd the nectar-rich summer blooms
- Elegant color brightens rain gardens and pond edges
Key Attributes
About Ice Ballet, Milkweed Seed, Milkweed Seed
Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’, often called White Swamp Milkweed, is a selected form of the native Swamp Milkweed long found along wetlands, marsh edges, and moist prairies across North America, where it has served for generations as an essential host plant for monarch caterpillars. This cultivar stands out for its showy clusters of pure white, vanilla-scented flowers that bloom in midsummer, contrasting beautifully with its upright stems and narrow, deep-green leaves.
Growing details
Plant profile
Seed & variety
Before Planting
Planting
Watering
Fertilizer
Harvesting
Tips
Pests & Diseases
Milkweed may develop leaf spots, rust, powdery mildew, or viral mosaics. Minor spotting usually needs only sanitation, but persistent mottling, distortion, or stunting warrants whole-plant removal. Avoid moving symptomatic plants among pollinator gardens, thin dense colonies, and clean tools before collecting pods or propagating roots.
Milkweed can attract aphids, thrips, spider mites, Japanese beetles, and slugs. Scout flowers and new growth regularly, handpick when practical, and protect beneficial insects with targeted controls.
Native States & Regions
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Native regions: Widespread Native
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Ice Ballet is a white-flowered selection of swamp milkweed. Its foliage provides food for monarch caterpillars, while the flower clusters offer nectar to visiting insects. In suitable moist plantings, combine it with flowers that bloom at other times to support adult butterflies as well as their developing young.
Ice Ballet Milkweed Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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