Ice Ballet Butterfly Plant

• Must Have For Butterfly Gardens
• Showy, Long-Lived White Flowered Swamp Milkweed
• Easy Care and Hardy
• Mixed Border, Cut/Dried Flower, Bog, or Prairie Planting

No butterfly garden would be complete without a food source for monarch butterfly larvae! The Ice Ballet Butterfly Plant (Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet') doesn't just help our winged friends, it's a beautiful plant in its own right. Growing upright and tall, you'll love the snow-white flowers which contrast with its deep green foliage.

This variety is a beacon for butterflies with the added benefit of being a low-care perennial. Excellent for borders, as tall groundcover and even as a cut flower! But the biggest bonus for Ice Ballet is being one of the most attractive plants for butterfly gardens as a nectar source. It is also utilized by monarch butterflies for egg-laying.

Showy flowers begin blooming in early summer and last well into fall. Ice Ballet prefers to be planted in full sun and needs well drained soil. Use in mass plantings, as a border plant, or as a tall groundcover. It's excellent for use in fresh or dried flower arrangements.

Though it is perfectly cold hardy the northern regions, mulching plants in winter will help prevent frost heaving, as well as aid in moisture retention throughout the rest of the year. In spring, trim back last year's growth and await the beautiful new foliage that will appear a bit later than other perennials.

Following the fabulous flowers, typical Milkweed seed pods develop on the Butterfly Weed, which rupture to reveal seeds with long, silvery-white, silky hairs. This variety may self-propagate if the seed pods are not removed.

Enjoy a new butterfly habitat in your landscape by ordering the Ice Ballet Butterfly Plant today!