Asclepias incarnata Cinderella Plants Named After Animals Rehmannia elata) Garden visitors quickly

Rehmannia elata) Garden visitors quickly fall in love with this easy-to-grow groundcover member of the normally parasitic Orobanchaceae family

and a fragrant one at that

a hummingbird favorite

Clumps of Asclepias tuberosa are topped with branched terminal clusters of brilliant orange flowers

Asclepias incarnata Cinderella Plants Named After Animals Rehmannia elata) Garden visitors quicklyNative to all but the six most western US states, Asclepias incarnata forms stunning 50" tall stalks, topped in summer with branched terminal heads of mauvy pink flowers, attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Asclepias incarnata prefers moist to soggy soils but fares well in typical garden soils barring extended droughts. A regular renaissance plant, Asclepias incarnata stays fresh in a vase as well as being a monarch butterfly indulgence